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#AF2E2F

#af2e2f ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af2e2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 18.04% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.71% magenta, 73.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 359.53°, with 58.37% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #2eafae

Split complementary

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #2eaf6d
  3. #2e70af

Analogous

  1. #af2e70
  2. #af2e2f
  3. #af6d2e

Triadic

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #2faf2e
  3. #2e2faf

Tetradic

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #afae2e
  3. #2eafae
  4. #2e2faf

Square

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #70af2e
  3. #2eafae
  4. #6d2eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #360e0e
  2. #721e1f
  3. #af2e2f
  4. #d35758
  5. #e39394

Shades

#af2e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #9e292a
  3. #8c2526
  4. #7b2021
  5. #691c1c
  6. #581718
  7. #461213
  8. #350e0e
  9. #230909
  10. #120505
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #b74344
  3. #bf5859
  4. #c76d6d
  5. #cf8282
  6. #d79797
  7. #dfabac
  8. #e7c0c1
  9. #efd5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2e2f
  2. #aa3637
  3. #a63e3f
  4. #a14747
  5. #9c4f4f
  6. #985758
  7. #935f60
  8. #8e6768
  9. #897070
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74682a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82422e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f572c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba1730 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2e2f {
  color: #af2e2f;
}
Background
.bg-af2e2f {
  background-color: #af2e2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2e2f {
  border: 2px solid #af2e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 46 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2e2f, #af6d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 46 47 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.27 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.80 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.14 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.26 #50d1d0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Brown
#af2e2f  rgb(175, 46, 47)  hsl(360, 58%, 43%)  Brown
#2eafae  rgb(46, 175, 174)  hsl(180, 58%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2faf2e  rgb(47, 175, 46)  hsl(120, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2e2faf  rgb(46, 47, 175)  hsl(240, 58%, 43%)  Persian Blue