Information about #AF5D47 color

#AF5D47 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF5D47 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 93, 71) — 68.6% red, 36.5% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 41 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF5D47 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A) and Brown Rust (#AF593E).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 93, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #AF5D47 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF5D47 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AF5D47 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AF5D47

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Redwood color link
Redwood

#A45A52

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF5D47
  • RGB175, 93, 71
  • CMYK0, 32, 41, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 93, 71)
  • HSL13°, 42%, 48%
  • HSL Precise12.692°, 42.276%, 48.235%
  • HSV13°, 59%, 69%
  • HSB13°, 59%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.365, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.365, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.365, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF5D47
  • DECIMAL ID11492679
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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