What color is #AF2F0D?

#AF2F0D is a dark, vivid red known as Rusty Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rusty Red?

The RGB value is 175, 47, 13: 175 red, 47 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rusty Red?

The complementary color is #0D8DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF2F0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rusty Red color: hex code #AF2F0D

#AF2F0D rgb(175, 47, 13)

Shades of orange

Rusty Red has the hex code #AF2F0D. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 18.4% green and 5.1% blue (175, 47, 13).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 86% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 93% yellow and 31% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

Rusty Red (#AF2F0D) color codes

HEX	`#AF2F0D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 47, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 18.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 86%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 93%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 93%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, 50.31, 47.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 69.45, 43.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.771, 11.179, 1.55)`
Decimal	`11480845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rusty Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF2F0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF2F0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF2F0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af2f0d; }
.text { color: #af2f0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af2f0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 47 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af2f0d, #af800d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

See #AF2F0D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF2F0D?: #AF2F0D is a dark, vivid red known as Rusty Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rusty Red?: The RGB value is 175, 47, 13: 175 red, 47 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rusty Red?: The complementary color is #0D8DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF2F0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.