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#AF672C Color

#AF672C is rgb(175, 103, 44) in RGB, hsl(27, 60%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 75%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF672C
HEX#AF672C
RGBrgb(175, 103, 44)
HSLhsl(27, 60%, 43%)
HSVhsv(27, 75%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 75%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.117 56.6)
LABlab(51.17% 26.20 44.67)
LCHlch(51.17% 51.79 59.61)

What #AF672C 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 #AF672C, 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.

#AF672C Channel Values

How #AF672C 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 103 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 60% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 75% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 75% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF672C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF672C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF672C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF672C; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF672C

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 #AF672C.

How #AF672C 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#AF672C
Protanopia#77772B
Protanomaly#91712B
Deuteranopia#848423
Deuteranomaly#977A27
Tritanopia#B26262
Tritanomaly#B16451
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF672C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af672c: #AF672C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF672C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af672c': '#AF672C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.404, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_af672c">#AF672C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF672C"

More Brown Colors

#AF672C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF672C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF672C?

#AF672C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(175, 103, 44) in RGB and hsl(27, 60%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #AF672C?

#AF672C is rgb(175, 103, 44) — red 175, green 103, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF672C?

#AF672C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 75%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF672C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF672C scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF672C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF672C 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 11.79, which is visibly different.

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