What color is #AF845A?

#AF845A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Komodo Dragon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF845A?

The RGB value is 175, 132, 90: 175 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF845A?

The complementary color is #5A85AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF845A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF845A color

#AF845A rgb(175, 132, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF845A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51.8% green and 35.3% blue (175, 132, 90).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 49% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Komodo Dragon (#B38052), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#AF845A color codes

HEX	`#AF845A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 132, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 49%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, 11.23, 29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 31.11, 68.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.777, 26.356, 13.295)`
Decimal	`11502682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF845A, 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 #AF845A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF845A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #AF845A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af845a; }
.text { color: #af845a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af845a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 132 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af845a, #afaf5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF845A?: #AF845A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Komodo Dragon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF845A?: The RGB value is 175, 132, 90: 175 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF845A?: The complementary color is #5A85AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF845A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.