What color is #AF8179?

#AF8179 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8179?

The RGB value is 175, 129, 121: 175 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8179?

The complementary color is #79A7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8179 color

#AF8179 rgb(175, 129, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8179 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (175, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#AF8179 color codes

HEX	`#AF8179`
RGB	`rgb(175, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 16.61, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 20.09, 34.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.981, 26.197, 21.615)`
Decimal	`11501945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8179, 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 #AF8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #AF8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8179; }
.text { color: #af8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8179, #af9c79); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8179?: #AF8179 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8179?: The RGB value is 175, 129, 121: 175 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8179?: The complementary color is #79A7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.