Close to Beaver
#AF877A
#AF877A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Beaver. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green, and 47.8% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AF877A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.57:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.57:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AF877A as they’d see it.
#AF877A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AF877A
What color is #AF877A?
#AF877A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Beaver. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green, and 47.8% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AF877A in RGB?
#AF877A is rgb(175, 135, 122): 175 red, 135 green, and 122 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AF877A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 30, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AF877A?
PANTONE 479 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AF877A?
Its complement #6597A7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.