What color is #AF8B85?

#AF8B85 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 #AF8B85?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 133: 175 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8B85?

The complementary color is #85A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8B85 color

#AF8B85 rgb(175, 139, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8B85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (175, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#AF8B85 color codes

HEX	`#AF8B85`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 12.72, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 15.25, 33.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.146, 29.274, 26.196)`
Decimal	`11504517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8B85, 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 #AF8B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #AF8B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8b85; }
.text { color: #af8b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8b85, #afa085); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AF8B85?: #AF8B85 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 #AF8B85?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 133: 175 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8B85?: The complementary color is #85A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.