Information about #AF261B color

#AF261B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF261B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 38, 27) — 68.6% red, 14.9% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 58 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AF261B presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Red (#AF2413). Slightly further away sit Firebrick (#B22222) and Del Toro (#B11D20).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 38, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF261B: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #AF261B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF261B color variations

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

#AF261B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF261B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#691610

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Black

#000000

#AF261B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF261B 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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#B01B88

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#AF261B 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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#1CB070
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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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#1CB025
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#251CB0
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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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#251CB0
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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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#5CB01C
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#1CA7B0
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#701CB0
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Nearest named colors to #AF261B

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

#AF261B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF261B
  • RGB175, 38, 27
  • CMYK0, 54, 58, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 38, 27)
  • HSL4°, 73%, 40%
  • HSL Precise4.459°, 73.267%, 39.608%
  • HSV4°, 85%, 69%
  • HSB4°, 85%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.149, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.149, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.149, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF261B
  • DECIMAL ID11478555
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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