What color is #AF8874?

#AF8874 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8874?

The RGB value is 175, 136, 116: 175 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8874?

The complementary color is #749BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8874 color

#AF8874 rgb(175, 136, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8874 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 53.3% green and 45.5% blue (175, 136, 116).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#AF8874 color codes

HEX	`#AF8874`
RGB	`rgb(175, 136, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 53.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, 12, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 20.37, 53.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.636, 27.985, 20.36)`
Decimal	`11503732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8874, 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 #AF8874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #AF8874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8874; }
.text { color: #af8874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 136 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8874, #afa574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF8874?: #AF8874 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8874?: The RGB value is 175, 136, 116: 175 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8874?: The complementary color is #749BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.