Information about #AF2C2C color

#AF2C2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF2C2C falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 44, 44) — 68.6% red, 17.3% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 51 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF2C2C reads as a confidently colored red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Red (#B22B27). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hot Spot (#B22833) and Metallic Red (#A62C2B).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 44, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF2C2C: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF2C2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF2C2C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AF2C2C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF2C2C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF2C2C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF2C2C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AF2C2C 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AF2C2C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

#AF2C2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF2C2C
  • RGB175, 44, 44
  • CMYK0, 51, 51, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 44, 44)
  • HSL0°, 60%, 43%
  • HSL Precise0°, 59.817%, 42.941%
  • HSV0°, 75%, 69%
  • HSB0°, 75%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.173, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.173, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.173, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF2C2C
  • DECIMAL ID11480108
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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