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#AF2F39

#af2f39 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af2f39 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.14% magenta, 67.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 355.31°, with 57.66% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #af2f39
  2. #2fafa5

Split complementary

  1. #af2f39
  2. #2faf65
  3. #2f79af

Analogous

  1. #af2f79
  2. #af2f39
  3. #af652f

Triadic

  1. #af2f39
  2. #39af2f
  3. #2f39af

Tetradic

  1. #af2f39
  2. #afa52f
  3. #2fafa5
  4. #2f39af

Square

  1. #af2f39
  2. #79af2f
  3. #2fafa5
  4. #652faf

Monochromatic

  1. #360f12
  2. #731f25
  3. #af2f39
  4. #d25862
  5. #e2959b

Shades

#af2f39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2f39
  2. #9e2a33
  3. #8c262e
  4. #7b2128
  5. #691c22
  6. #58181d
  7. #461317
  8. #350e11
  9. #23090b
  10. #120506
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2f39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2f39
  2. #b7444d
  3. #bf5961
  4. #c76d74
  5. #cf8288
  6. #d7979c
  7. #dfacb0
  8. #e7c1c4
  9. #efd5d7
  10. #f7eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2f39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2f39
  2. #aa3740
  3. #a63f47
  4. #a1474e
  5. #9c4f55
  6. #98585d
  7. #936064
  8. #8e686b
  9. #897072
  10. #857879
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534e38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba1b36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2f39 {
  color: #af2f39;
}
Background
.bg-af2f39 {
  background-color: #af2f39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2f39 {
  border: 2px solid #af2f39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2f39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 47 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 58% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2f39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2f39, #af652f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2f39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 47 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.79 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.11 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.11 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.26 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.67 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.38 #50d0c6 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#af2f39  rgb(175, 47, 57)  hsl(355, 58%, 44%)  Cardinal
#2fafa5  rgb(47, 175, 165)  hsl(175, 58%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#39af2f  rgb(57, 175, 47)  hsl(115, 58%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2f39af  rgb(47, 57, 175)  hsl(235, 58%, 44%)  Persian Blue