Medium Carmine (#AF4035)

The hex code for Medium Carmine is #AF4035. It is rgb(175, 64, 53) in RGB, hsl(5, 54%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#AF4035

RGBrgb(175, 64, 53)

HSLhsl(5, 54%, 45%)

HSVhsv(5, 70%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.147 28.7)

LABlab(43.40% 45.62 31.77)

LCHlch(43.40% 55.59 34.85)

Colors Closest to Medium Carmine

Medium Carmine is a registered color name, also listed as Pale Carmine. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Sweet Brown#A83731ΔE 3.22 Metallic Red#A62C2BΔE 6.52 Brown#A52A2AΔE 7.09 Deep Chestnut#B94E48ΔE 7.21 Watermelon Red#BF4147ΔE 8.99 Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 9.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AF4035 Channel Values

How Medium Carmine breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 64 · B 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 5° · S 54% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 5° · S 70% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 63% · Y 70% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.82:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Carmine background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Medium Carmine

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Carmine; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Carmine

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Carmine Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF4035

Protanopia#5F5F34

Protanomaly#875534

Deuteranopia#74742C

Deuteranomaly#906430

Tritanopia#AF3F3F

Tritanomaly#AF3F3B

Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #AF4035 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--medium-carmine: #AF4035;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF4035;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-carmine': '#AF4035' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.251, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="medium_carmine">#AF4035</color>

SVG fillfill="#AF4035"

More Red Colors

Medium Carmine sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

af593e ae2029 b00b1e ae0c00 b10304 ad6f69 b11226 ab7373 b21807 ab4b52 b22222 aa381e c4aead d7bcbc e60026 f29191 fcb3ab ff355e ff8599 ffccd3 2f0e0e 570900 7c0a02 990f00

#AF4035 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Carmine?

The hex code for Medium Carmine is #AF4035. That is rgb(175, 64, 53) in RGB, hsl(5, 54%, 45%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AF4035?

#AF4035 is rgb(175, 64, 53) — red 175, green 64, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF4035?

#AF4035 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF4035 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF4035 scores 5.82:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF4035 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF4035 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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