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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

Protanopia#A59E86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B69998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE8E3
Lighter +20%#D8CFC4
Lighter +10%#C3B7A6
Darker −10%#9B8568
Darker −20%#7D6B53
Darker −30%#5E513F
Darker −40%#40372A
More saturated +25%#C8A26E
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

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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