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#AF5028 Color

#AF5028 is rgb(175, 80, 40) in RGB, hsl(18, 63%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 77%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF5028
HEX#AF5028
RGBrgb(175, 80, 40)
HSLhsl(18, 63%, 42%)
HSVhsv(18, 77%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 77%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.135 41.8)
LABlab(46.20% 37.82 41.80)
LCHlch(46.20% 56.37 47.86)

What #AF5028 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AF5028, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AF5028 Channel Values

How #AF5028 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 80 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 63% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 77% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 77% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF5028 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF5028 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF5028

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF5028; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF5028

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF5028.

How #AF5028 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF5028
Protanopia#686826
Protanomaly#8A6027
Deuteranopia#7A7A1C
Deuteranomaly#926C21
Tritanopia#B04C4C
Tritanomaly#B04E41
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF5028 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-af5028: #AF5028;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF5028;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af5028': '#AF5028' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.314, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_af5028">#AF5028</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF5028"

More Brown Colors

#AF5028 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF5028 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF5028?

#AF5028 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(175, 80, 40) in RGB and hsl(18, 63%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #AF5028?

#AF5028 is rgb(175, 80, 40) — red 175, green 80, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF5028?

#AF5028 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 77%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF5028 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF5028 scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF5028 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF5028 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 9.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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