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Recognised as Colour

#AF837B

  • #AF837B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF837B is a red with RGB values 175, 131, 123 and HSL 9°, 25%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AF837B#AF837B
HEX#AF837B
RGBrgb(175, 131, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5137, 0.4824
RGB percentages68.6%, 51.4%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(9.2, 24.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 29.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 25.1%, 29.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,502,459
CSS custom property--colour: #AF837B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#507C84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C887Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97917Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B97E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.6Gray · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 21.8Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6Tan · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BA7AF
Analogous#AF7B8D, #AF9D7B
Triadic#7BAF83, #837BAF
Split complementary#7BAF9D, #7B8DAF
Tetradic#8DAF7B, #7BA7AF, #9D7BAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFA
Lighter +30%#E9DCDA
Lighter +20%#D5BFBB
Lighter +10%#C2A19B
Darker −10%#9A675D
Darker −20%#7A514A
Darker −30%#5A3C37
Darker −40%#3B2723
More saturated +25%#CA7161
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R175
G131
B123
Red175 (68.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)24.53%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 83 · B 7B

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