Recognised as Colour
#AF978B
- #AF978B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AF978B is a orange with RGB values 175, 151, 139 and HSL 20°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AF978B#AF978B
HEX#AF978B
RGBrgb(175, 151, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5922, 0.5451
RGB percentages68.6%, 59.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(20, 18.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 20.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 20.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,507,595
CSS custom property--colour: #AF978B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#506874
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BA3AF
Analogous#AF8B91, #AFA98B
Triadic#8BAF97, #978BAF
Split complementary#8BAFA9, #8B91AF
Tetradic#91AF8B, #8BA3AF, #A98BAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G151
B139
Red175 (68.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 97 · B 8B
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