What color is #AF8B65?

#AF8B65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8B65?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 101: 175 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8B65?

The complementary color is #6589AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8B65 color

#AF8B65 rgb(175, 139, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8B65 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 39.6% blue (175, 139, 101).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#AF8B65 color codes

HEX	`#AF8B65`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 42%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, 8.5, 25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 26.89, 71.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.262, 28.52, 16.273)`
Decimal	`11504485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8B65, 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 #AF8B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #AF8B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8b65; }
.text { color: #af8b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8b65, #aeaf65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF8B65?: #AF8B65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8B65?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 101: 175 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8B65?: The complementary color is #6589AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.