Information about #AF4444 color

#AF4444 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF4444 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 68, 68) — 68.6% red, 26.7% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 42 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF4444 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Forbidden (#B04640). Slightly further away sit Moulin Rouge (#AD463F) and Alter Ego (#AB4C48).

The recipe behind #AF4444 is rgb(175, 68, 68), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF4444 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF4444 color variations

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

#AF4444 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 #AF4444

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

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

La Bamba color link
La Bamba

#A43F48

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF4444
  • RGB175, 68, 68
  • CMYK0, 42, 42, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 68, 68)
  • HSL0°, 44%, 48%
  • HSL Precise0°, 44.033%, 47.647%
  • HSV0°, 61%, 69%
  • HSB0°, 61%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.267, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.267, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.267, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF4444
  • DECIMAL ID11486276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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