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#AF3638

#af3638 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af3638 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 21.18% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.14% magenta, 68% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 359.01°, with 52.84% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1204

Complementary

  1. #af3638
  2. #36afad

Split complementary

  1. #af3638
  2. #36af70
  3. #3674af

Analogous

  1. #af3674
  2. #af3638
  3. #af7036

Triadic

  1. #af3638
  2. #38af36
  3. #3638af

Tetradic

  1. #af3638
  2. #afad36
  3. #36afad
  4. #3638af

Square

  1. #af3638
  2. #74af36
  3. #36afad
  4. #7036af

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1213
  2. #752425
  3. #af3638
  4. #cf6364
  5. #e19d9e

Shades

#af3638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af3638
  2. #9e3132
  3. #8c2b2d
  4. #7b2627
  5. #692022
  6. #581b1c
  7. #461616
  8. #351011
  9. #230b0b
  10. #120506
  11. #000000

Tints

#af3638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af3638
  2. #b74a4c
  3. #bf5e60
  4. #c77274
  5. #cf8688
  6. #d79b9c
  7. #dfafaf
  8. #e7c3c3
  9. #efd7d7
  10. #f7ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af3638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af3638
  2. #aa3d3f
  3. #a64546
  4. #a14c4e
  5. #9c5455
  6. #985b5c
  7. #936263
  8. #8e6a6a
  9. #897172
  10. #857979
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875354 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575137 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c01338 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844837 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905a36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba2538 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af3638 {
  color: #af3638;
}
Background
.bg-af3638 {
  background-color: #af3638;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af3638 {
  border: 2px solid #af3638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af3638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 54 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af3638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af3638, #af7036);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af3638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 54 56 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.71 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.20 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.48 #50c9c7 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Brown
#af3638  rgb(175, 54, 56)  hsl(359, 53%, 45%)  Brown
#36afad  rgb(54, 175, 173)  hsl(179, 53%, 45%)  Verdigris
#38af36  rgb(56, 175, 54)  hsl(119, 53%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3638af  rgb(54, 56, 175)  hsl(239, 53%, 45%)  Persian Blue