#af252a

Color #af252a

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#af252a

RGB

rgb(175, 37, 42)

HSL

hsl(357.8, 65.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.8, 78.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 76%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(38.91, 54.44, 32.64)

LCH

lch(38.91, 63.48, 30.95)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.1738, 24.77)

HWB

hwb(357.8, 14.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25afaa

Analogous

#af256f

#af252a

#af6525

Triadic

#af252a

#2aaf25

#252aaf

Split-complementary

#af252a

#25af65

#256faf

Tetradic

#af252a

#afaa25

#25afaa

#252aaf

Square

#af252a

#6faf25

#25afaa

#6525af

Shades

Color #af252a mixed toward black.

#921f23

#75191c

#581315

#3a0c0e

#1d0607

Tints

Color #af252a mixed toward white.

#d43238

#dc5b60

#e58488

#eeadaf

#f6d6d7

Tones

Color #af252a mixed toward gray.

#a43135

#983c3f

#8d484a

#815355

#765f5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898829 · ΔE 47.3

Deuteranopia

#8f9629 · ΔE 52.5

Tritanopia

#ab2828 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #af252a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af252a]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#af252a (#af252a) is rgb(175, 37, 42) in RGB.

No, #af252a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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