Information about #AF142C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated earthy red, #AF142C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wine Red (#B11226). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Falcons Red (#A71930).
In RGB terms — rgb(175, 20, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AF142C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AF142C color variations
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#AF142C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AF142C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AF142C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AF142C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AF142C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AF142C color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AF142C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B11226
#AE1C28
#A71930
#B60C26
#AE2029
#BB112A
#AB1239
#BA0C2F
#B11D20
#A11A2E
#B32134
#A72127
#AF142C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AF142C
- RGB175, 20, 44
- CMYK0, 61, 51, 31
- CSSrgb(175, 20, 44)
- HSL351°, 79%, 38%
- HSL Precise350.71°, 79.487%, 38.235%
- HSV351°, 89%, 69%
- HSB351°, 89%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.078, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.078, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.078, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAF142C
- DECIMAL ID11473964
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
