What color is #AFA696?

#AFA696 is a light, grayish orange known as Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forgotten Sandstone?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 150: 175 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forgotten Sandstone?

The complementary color is #969FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forgotten Sandstone color: hex code #AFA696

#AFA696 rgb(175, 166, 150)

Shades of gray

Forgotten Sandstone has the hex code #AFA696. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 58.8% blue (175, 166, 150).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696) color codes

HEX	`#AFA696`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, 0.47, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 9.46, 87.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.82, 38.589, 34.357)`
Decimal	`11511446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forgotten Sandstone, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFA696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFA696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa696; }
.text { color: #afa696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa696, #acaf96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AFA696 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFA696?: #AFA696 is a light, grayish orange known as Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forgotten Sandstone?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 150: 175 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forgotten Sandstone?: The complementary color is #969FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.