What color is #AF7A61?

#AF7A61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7A61?

The RGB value is 175, 122, 97: 175 red, 122 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7A61?

The complementary color is #6196AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7A61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7A61 color

#AF7A61 rgb(175, 122, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF7A61 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 47.8% green and 38% blue (175, 122, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#AF7A61 color codes

HEX	`#AF7A61`
RGB	`rgb(175, 122, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 47.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.99, 17.58, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.99, 28.13, 51.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.798, 23.898, 14.508)`
Decimal	`11500129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7A61, 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 #AF7A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #AF7A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7a61; }
.text { color: #af7a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 122 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7a61, #afa161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF7A61?: #AF7A61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7A61?: The RGB value is 175, 122, 97: 175 red, 122 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7A61?: The complementary color is #6196AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7A61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.