Information about #AF442F color

#AF442F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF442F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 68, 47) — 68.6% red, 26.7% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 50 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF442F reads as a clearly saturated warm red and 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 a hair away from Birch Brown (#B14A30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Carmine (#AF4035) and Mexican Wave (#B64A32).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 68, 47)), which gives #AF442F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF442F: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. #AF442F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF442F color variations

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

#AF442F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF442F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF442F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF442F 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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#AF442F 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 #AF442F

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

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

#AF442F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF442F
  • RGB175, 68, 47
  • CMYK0, 42, 50, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 68, 47)
  • HSL10°, 58%, 44%
  • HSL Precise9.844°, 57.658%, 43.529%
  • HSV10°, 73%, 69%
  • HSB10°, 73%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.267, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.267, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.267, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF442F
  • DECIMAL ID11486255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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