What color is #AF6354?

#AF6354 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6354?

The RGB value is 175, 99, 84: 175 red, 99 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6354?

The complementary color is #54A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6354?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6354 color

#AF6354 rgb(175, 99, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF6354 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 38.8% green and 32.9% blue (175, 99, 84).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 52% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dried Tomatoes (#AB6057), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#AF6354 color codes

HEX	`#AF6354`
RGB	`rgb(175, 99, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 38.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 52%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 52%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, 29.07, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 36.41, 37.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.743, 18.68, 10.741)`
Decimal	`11494228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6354, 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 #AF6354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #AF6354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6354; }
.text { color: #af6354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 99 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6354, #af9154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AF6354?: #AF6354 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6354?: The RGB value is 175, 99, 84: 175 red, 99 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6354?: The complementary color is #54A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6354?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.