Information about #AF233E color

#AF233E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF233E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 35, 62) — 68.6% red, 13.7% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 55 / 44 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored earthy red, #AF233E feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are StitchCraft (#B02A3E) and French Wine (#AC1E44).

The recipe behind #AF233E is rgb(175, 35, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF233E: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. #AF233E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF233E color variations

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

#AF233E 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 #AF233E

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF233E
  • RGB175, 35, 62
  • CMYK0, 55, 44, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 35, 62)
  • HSL348°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise348.429°, 66.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV348°, 80%, 69%
  • HSB348°, 80%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.137, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.137, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.137, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF233E
  • DECIMAL ID11477822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01