Recognised as Colour
#AF9E87
- #AF9E87
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AF9E87 is a orange with RGB values 175, 158, 135 and HSL 35°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AF9E87#AF9E87
HEX#AF9E87
RGBrgb(175, 158, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.5294
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(34.5, 20%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 22.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 22.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,383
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#506178
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8798AF
Analogous#AF8A87, #ACAF87
Triadic#87AF9E, #9E87AF
Split complementary#87ACAF, #8A87AF
Tetradic#87AF8A, #8798AF, #AF87AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G158
B135
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue34.5°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 87
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