Close to Firebrick
#AF0121
#AF0121 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Firebrick. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 99% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AF0121.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.37:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.85:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.37:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.85:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AF0121 as they’d see it.
#AF0121 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AF0121
What color is #AF0121?
#AF0121 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Firebrick. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 99% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AF0121 in RGB?
#AF0121 is rgb(175, 1, 33): 175 red, 1 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AF0121 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 81, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AF0121?
PANTONE 200 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AF0121?
Its complement #00624F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.