Information about #AF2C06 color

#AF2C06 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF2C06 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 44, 6) — 68.6% red, 17.3% green, 2.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 51 / 66 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #AF2C06 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rust Red (#AA2704). Slightly further away sit Strong Vermilion (#A82A00) and Vintage Red (#AF2413).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 44, 6) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF2C06 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF2C06 color variations

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

#AF2C06 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 #AF2C06

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

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF2C06
  • RGB175, 44, 6
  • CMYK0, 51, 66, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 44, 6)
  • HSL13°, 93%, 35%
  • HSL Precise13.491°, 93.37%, 35.49%
  • HSV13°, 97%, 69%
  • HSB13°, 97%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.173, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.173, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.173, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF2C06
  • DECIMAL ID11480070
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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