What color is #AF8775?

#AF8775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8775?

The RGB value is 175, 135, 117: 175 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8775?

The complementary color is #759DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8775 color

#AF8775 rgb(175, 135, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8775 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green and 45.9% blue (175, 135, 117).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AF8775 color codes

HEX	`#AF8775`
RGB	`rgb(175, 135, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 12.7, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 20.08, 50.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.555, 27.728, 20.621)`
Decimal	`11503477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8775, 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 #AF8775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #AF8775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8775; }
.text { color: #af8775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 135 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8775, #afa475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF8775?: #AF8775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8775?: The RGB value is 175, 135, 117: 175 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8775?: The complementary color is #759DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.