#af221a

Color #af221a

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#af221a

RGB

rgb(175, 34, 26)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 74.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 85.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 85.1%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(38.44, 54.81, 41.08)

LCH

lch(38.44, 68.5, 36.85)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.1778, 28.89)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 10.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1aa7af

Analogous

#af1a5d

#af221a

#af6c1a

Triadic

#af221a

#1aaf22

#221aaf

Split-complementary

#af221a

#1aaf6c

#1a5daf

Tetradic

#af221a

#a7af1a

#1aa7af

#221aaf

Square

#af221a

#5daf1a

#1aa7af

#6c1aaf

Shades

Color #af221a mixed toward black.

#921c16

#751711

#57110d

#3a0b09

#1d0604

Tints

Color #af221a mixed toward white.

#dc2b21

#e4544c

#eb7f78

#f2a9a5

#f8d4d2

Tones

Color #af221a mixed toward gray.

#a32d26

#963833

#8a433f

#7d4e4c

#715958

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89881c · ΔE 46.4

Deuteranopia

#8f961d · ΔE 51.4

Tritanopia

#ab1e1e · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 27.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #af221a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af221a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#af221a (#af221a) is rgb(175, 34, 26) in RGB.

No, #af221a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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