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#AF2F2B

#af2f2b ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af2f2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 18.43% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.14% magenta, 75.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 1.82°, with 60.55% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #2babaf

Split complementary

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #2baf71
  3. #2b69af

Analogous

  1. #af2b69
  2. #af2f2b
  3. #af712b

Triadic

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #2baf2f
  3. #2f2baf

Tetradic

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #abaf2b
  3. #2babaf
  4. #2f2baf

Square

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #69af2b
  3. #2babaf
  4. #712baf

Monochromatic

  1. #340e0d
  2. #721f1c
  3. #af2f2b
  4. #d45652
  5. #e4928f

Shades

#af2f2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #9e2a27
  3. #8c2622
  4. #7b211e
  5. #691c1a
  6. #581816
  7. #461311
  8. #350e0d
  9. #230909
  10. #120504
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2f2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #b74440
  3. #bf5955
  4. #c76d6b
  5. #cf8280
  6. #d79795
  7. #dfacaa
  8. #e7c1bf
  9. #efd5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2f2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2f2b
  2. #aa3734
  3. #a63f3c
  4. #a14745
  5. #9c4f4d
  6. #985856
  7. #93605e
  8. #8e6867
  9. #89706f
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86504f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756926 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83432a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba182e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2f2b {
  color: #af2f2b;
}
Background
.bg-af2f2b {
  background-color: #af2f2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2f2b {
  border: 2px solid #af2f2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2f2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 47 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2f2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2f2b, #af712b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2f2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 47 43 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.92 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.55 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.55 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.67 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.88 #50d0d4 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Firebrick
#af2f2b  rgb(175, 47, 43)  hsl(2, 61%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2babaf  rgb(43, 171, 175)  hsl(182, 61%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2baf2f  rgb(43, 175, 47)  hsl(122, 61%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2f2baf  rgb(47, 43, 175)  hsl(242, 61%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue