What color is #AF8B77?

#AF8B77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8B77?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 119: 175 red, 139 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8B77?

The complementary color is #779BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8B77 color

#AF8B77 rgb(175, 139, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8B77 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 46.7% blue (175, 139, 119).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#AF8B77 color codes

HEX	`#AF8B77`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, 10.72, 15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 19.18, 56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.242, 28.913, 21.437)`
Decimal	`11504503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8B77, 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 #AF8B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #AF8B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8b77; }
.text { color: #af8b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8b77, #afa777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF8B77?: #AF8B77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8B77?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 119: 175 red, 139 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8B77?: The complementary color is #779BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.