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Recognised as Colour

#AF5B4A

  • #AF5B4A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#AF5B4A is a red with RGB values 175, 91, 74 and HSL 10°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AF5B4A#AF5B4A
HEX#AF5B4A
RGBrgb(175, 91, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3569, 0.2902
RGB percentages68.6%, 35.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(10.1, 40.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 57.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 57.7%, 31.4%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,492,170
CSS custom property--colour: #AF5B4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#50A4B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#706848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#847A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF4D57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4A9EAF
Analogous#AF4A6C, #AF8E4A
Triadic#4AAF5B, #5B4AAF
Split complementary#4AAF8D, #4A6CAF
Tetradic#6CAF4A, #4A9EAF, #8D4AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EEDBD7
Lighter +30%#DFBAB3
Lighter +20%#D09A8F
Lighter +10%#C17A6B
Darker −10%#8B483B
Darker −20%#67362C
Darker −30%#43231D
Darker −40%#20100D
More saturated +25%#CE462B
Less saturated −25%#907069

Channel breakdown

R175
G91
B74
Red175 (68.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue10.1°
Saturation (HSL)40.56%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 5B · B 4A

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