What color is #AF6A61?

#AF6A61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6A61?

The RGB value is 175, 106, 97: 175 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6A61?

The complementary color is #61A6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6A61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6A61 color

#AF6A61 rgb(175, 106, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF6A61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (175, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 45% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#AF6A61 color codes

HEX	`#AF6A61`
RGB	`rgb(175, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 45%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 26.53, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 31.4, 32.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.992, 20.287, 13.907)`
Decimal	`11496033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6A61, 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 #AF6A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #AF6A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6a61; }
.text { color: #af6a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6a61, #af9161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AF6A61?: #AF6A61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6A61?: The RGB value is 175, 106, 97: 175 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6A61?: The complementary color is #61A6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6A61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.