What color is #AF7150?

#AF7150 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7150?

The RGB value is 175, 113, 80: 175 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7150?

The complementary color is #508EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7150?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7150 color

#AF7150 rgb(175, 113, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF7150 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 44.3% green and 31.4% blue (175, 113, 80).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 54% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Not yet Caramel (#B1714C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#AF7150 color codes

HEX	`#AF7150`
RGB	`rgb(175, 113, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 44.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 54%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 54%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 20.94, 28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 35.24, 53.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.034, 21.506, 10.42)`
Decimal	`11497808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7150, 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 #AF7150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #AF7150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7150; }
.text { color: #af7150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 113 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7150, #afa150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #AF7150?: #AF7150 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7150?: The RGB value is 175, 113, 80: 175 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7150?: The complementary color is #508EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7150?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.