Close to Rust
#AF3B0B
#AF3B0B is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Rust. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 23.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 88% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AF3B0B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.08:1 AABlack text on this color
3.45:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.08:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.45:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AF3B0B as they’d see it.
#AF3B0B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AF3B0B
What color is #AF3B0B?
#AF3B0B is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Rust. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 23.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 88% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AF3B0B in RGB?
#AF3B0B is rgb(175, 59, 11): 175 red, 59 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AF3B0B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 66, 94, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AF3B0B?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AF3B0B?
Its complement #18698F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.