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#AF641D Color

#AF641D is rgb(175, 100, 29) in RGB, hsl(29, 72%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF641D
HEX#AF641D
RGBrgb(175, 100, 29)
HSLhsl(29, 72%, 40%)
HSVhsv(29, 83%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.125 58.3)
LABlab(50.39% 27.37 50.41)
LCHlch(50.39% 57.36 61.50)

What #AF641D 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 #AF641D, 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.

#AF641D Channel Values

How #AF641D 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 100 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 72% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 83% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 83% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF641D 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF641D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF641D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF641D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AF641D

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 #AF641D.

How #AF641D 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#AF641D
Protanopia#75751B
Protanomaly#906F1C
Deuteranopia#83830D
Deuteranomaly#977815
Tritanopia#B25E5E
Tritanomaly#B1614C
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF641D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af641d: #AF641D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF641D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af641d': '#AF641D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.392, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_af641d">#AF641D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF641D"

More Brown Colors

#AF641D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF641D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF641D?

#AF641D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(175, 100, 29) in RGB and hsl(29, 72%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.64.

What is the RGB value of #AF641D?

#AF641D is rgb(175, 100, 29) — red 175, green 100, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF641D?

#AF641D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF641D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF641D scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF641D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF641D 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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