What color is #AF857F?

#AF857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF857F?

The RGB value is 175, 133, 127: 175 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF857F?

The complementary color is #7FA9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF857F color

#AF857F rgb(175, 133, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF857F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (175, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#AF857F color codes

HEX	`#AF857F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 15.2, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 17.91, 31.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.898, 27.423, 23.793)`
Decimal	`11502975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF857F, 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 #AF857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #AF857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af857f; }
.text { color: #af857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af857f, #af9d7f); }

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Questions

What color is #AF857F?: #AF857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF857F?: The RGB value is 175, 133, 127: 175 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF857F?: The complementary color is #7FA9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.