What color is #AF786C?

#AF786C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF786C?

The RGB value is 175, 120, 108: 175 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF786C?

The complementary color is #6CA3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF786C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF786C color

#AF786C rgb(175, 120, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF786C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (175, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Vin Cuit (#B47463), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#AF786C color codes

HEX	`#AF786C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, 19.98, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 25.16, 37.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.103, 23.631, 17.318)`
Decimal	`11499628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF786C, 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 #AF786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #AF786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af786c; }
.text { color: #af786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af786c, #af9a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF786C?: #AF786C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF786C?: The RGB value is 175, 120, 108: 175 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF786C?: The complementary color is #6CA3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF786C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.