Information about #AF1815 color

#AF1815 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF1815 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 24, 21) — 68.6% red, 9.4% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 59 / 60 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF1815 reads as a vivid, lively warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carnelian (#B31B1B). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Del Toro (#B11D20).

The recipe behind #AF1815 is rgb(175, 24, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. #AF1815 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF1815 color variations

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

#AF1815 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AF1815

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

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF1815
  • RGB175, 24, 21
  • CMYK0, 59, 60, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 24, 21)
  • HSL1°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise1.169°, 78.571%, 38.431%
  • HSV1°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB1°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.094, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.094, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.094, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF1815
  • DECIMAL ID11474965
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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