What color is #AF9A7E?

#AF9A7E is a grayish orange known as Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Incense?

The RGB value is 175, 154, 126: 175 red, 154 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Incense?

The complementary color is #7E93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Incense color: hex code #AF9A7E

#AF9A7E rgb(175, 154, 126)

Shades of brown

Incense has the hex code #AF9A7E. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60.4% green and 49.4% blue (175, 154, 126).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

Incense (#AF9A7E) color codes

HEX	`#AF9A7E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 154, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, 3.37, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 17.89, 79.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.001, 33.733, 24.507)`
Decimal	`11508350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Incense, 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 #AF9A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AF9A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9a7e; }
.text { color: #af9a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 154 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9a7e, #acaf7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AF9A7E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF9A7E?: #AF9A7E is a grayish orange known as Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Incense?: The RGB value is 175, 154, 126: 175 red, 154 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Incense?: The complementary color is #7E93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.