What color is #AF321F?

#AF321F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Smouldering. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF321F?

The RGB value is 175, 50, 31: 175 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF321F?

The complementary color is #1F9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF321F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF321F color

#AF321F rgb(175, 50, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF321F is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 19.6% green and 12.2% blue (175, 50, 31).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 70% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 82% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Smouldering (#B6321E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#AF321F color codes

HEX	`#AF321F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 50, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 19.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 70%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 82%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 82%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 49.58, 40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 63.91, 39.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.069, 11.497, 2.511)`
Decimal	`11481631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF321F, 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 #AF321F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF321F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #AF321F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af321f; }
.text { color: #af321f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af321f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 50 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af321f, #af7a1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #AF321F?: #AF321F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Smouldering. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF321F?: The RGB value is 175, 50, 31: 175 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF321F?: The complementary color is #1F9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF321F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.