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#AF331B — Red

#AF331B is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AF331B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AF331B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1C98B0; it also sits naturally between #B01C4D and #B07F1C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AF331B · RGB 175, 51, 27

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Color values

HEX#AF331B
RGB175, 51, 27
HSL10°, 73%, 40%
HSV10°, 85%, 69%
CMYK0%, 71%, 85%, 31%
XYZ19.06, 11.56, 2.26
Yxy11.56, 0.5796, 0.3515
CIE-Lab40.51, 49.09, 42.44
Hunter Lab34.00, 43.05, 18.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 85% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AF331B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AF331B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AF331B

.text { color: #AF331B; }
.background { background-color: #AF331B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF331B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 51, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 73%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF331B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 51, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF331B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 51, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF331B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF331B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF331B

#9F2F19#922B17#802614#732212#611D0F#4F180C#42140A#310E08#230A06#120503

Tints of #AF331B

#CB3C20#DD4527#E15C41#E56F57#E98672#ED9C8C#F1AFA2#F5C6BD#F8D9D3#FCF0ED

Tones of #AF331B

#A63B26#9B4331#91493B#865146#7B5851#705F5C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1C98B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.34:1 AA
Against black text3.31:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AF331B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AF331B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AF331B: ·

How #AF331B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #797821Deuteranopia · #818A22Tritanopia · #A92526

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AF331B rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Palette 8a8635
#8A8635 · #AA2B1D · #CC561E · #F3CF7A
Palette 952323
#952323 · #A73121 · #DAD4B5 · #F2E8C6
Vivid Ruby Opal
#A21630 · #AA3611 · #D49A24 · #CDE020
Silent Ruby Monsoon
#B22E26 · #572F12 · #C3A32B · #90A41E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AD3415#B52F1C#AA2B1D#A73121#AA3611#B22E26#B63410#BD331F#BD2C1E#A62618#AE431E#B5421E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AF331A  ·  #AF331C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF331B?

#AF331B is Red, a red color (RGB 175, 51, 27). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF331B?

#AF331B is RGB 175, 51, 27 — HSL 10°, 73%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 85%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF331B?

Its complement is #1C98B0; analogous partners are #B01C4D and #B07F1C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF331B for text?

White text on #AF331B has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.