Information about #AF4342 color

#AF4342 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF4342 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 67, 66) — 68.6% red, 26.3% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 43 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored red, #AF4342 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Forbidden (#B04640). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moulin Rouge (#AD463F) and Cincinnati (#A5403F).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 67, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF4342: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF4342 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF4342 color variations

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

#AF4342 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 #AF4342

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

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

La Bamba color link
La Bamba

#A43F48

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF4342
  • RGB175, 67, 66
  • CMYK0, 42, 43, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 67, 66)
  • HSL1°, 45%, 47%
  • HSL Precise0.55°, 45.228%, 47.255%
  • HSV1°, 62%, 69%
  • HSB1°, 62%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.263, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.263, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.263, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF4342
  • DECIMAL ID11486018
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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