What color is #AF664A?

#AF664A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Red Cent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF664A?

The RGB value is 175, 102, 74: 175 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF664A?

The complementary color is #4A93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF664A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF664A color

#AF664A rgb(175, 102, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF664A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 40% green and 29% blue (175, 102, 74).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 41% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 58% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Red Cent (#AD654C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#AF664A color codes

HEX	`#AF664A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 102, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 40%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 41%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 58%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 58%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 26.55, 28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 38.84, 46.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.668, 19.113, 8.92)`
Decimal	`11494986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF664A, 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 #AF664A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF664A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #AF664A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af664a; }
.text { color: #af664a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af664a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 102 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af664a, #af994a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #AF664A?: #AF664A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Red Cent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF664A?: The RGB value is 175, 102, 74: 175 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF664A?: The complementary color is #4A93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF664A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.