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#AF253E

#af253e ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af253e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 14.51% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.86% magenta, 64.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 349.13°, with 65.09% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #af253e
  2. #25af96

Split complementary

  1. #af253e
  2. #25af51
  3. #2583af

Analogous

  1. #af2583
  2. #af253e
  3. #af5125

Triadic

  1. #af253e
  2. #3eaf25
  3. #253eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af253e
  2. #af9625
  3. #25af96
  4. #253eaf

Square

  1. #af253e
  2. #83af25
  3. #25af96
  4. #5125af

Monochromatic

  1. #310a11
  2. #701828
  3. #af253e
  4. #d84862
  5. #e68798

Shades

#af253e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af253e
  2. #9e2138
  3. #8c1e32
  4. #7b1a2b
  5. #691625
  6. #58131f
  7. #460f19
  8. #350b13
  9. #23070c
  10. #120406
  11. #000000

Tints

#af253e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af253e
  2. #b73b51
  3. #bf5165
  4. #c76678
  5. #cf7c8b
  6. #d7929f
  7. #dfa8b2
  8. #e7bec5
  9. #efd3d8
  10. #f7e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af253e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af253e
  2. #aa2e45
  3. #a6374b
  4. #a14052
  5. #9c4958
  6. #98535f
  7. #935c66
  8. #8e656c
  9. #896e73
  10. #857779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854c52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4a3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70673a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e543c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba0636 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af253e {
  color: #af253e;
}
Background
.bg-af253e {
  background-color: #af253e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af253e {
  border: 2px solid #af253e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af253e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 37 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af253e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af253e, #af5125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af253e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 37 62 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.66 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.62 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.62 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.39 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.55 #50dac1 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#af253e  rgb(175, 37, 62)  hsl(349, 65%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#25af96  rgb(37, 175, 150)  hsl(169, 65%, 42%)  Persian Green
#3eaf25  rgb(62, 175, 37)  hsl(109, 65%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#253eaf  rgb(37, 62, 175)  hsl(229, 65%, 42%)  Persian Blue