What color is #AF655A?

#AF655A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF655A?

The RGB value is 175, 101, 90: 175 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF655A?

The complementary color is #5AA4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF655A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF655A color

#AF655A rgb(175, 101, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF655A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 39.6% green and 35.3% blue (175, 101, 90).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 49% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#AF655A color codes

HEX	`#AF655A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 101, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 39.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 49%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 28.56, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 34.39, 33.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.18, 19.162, 12.096)`
Decimal	`11494746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF655A, 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 #AF655A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF655A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #AF655A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af655a; }
.text { color: #af655a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af655a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 101 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af655a, #af905a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AF655A?: #AF655A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF655A?: The RGB value is 175, 101, 90: 175 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF655A?: The complementary color is #5AA4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF655A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.