What color is #AF8E5A?

#AF8E5A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8E5A?

The RGB value is 175, 142, 90: 175 red, 142 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8E5A?

The complementary color is #5A7BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8E5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8E5A color

#AF8E5A rgb(175, 142, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8E5A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.7% green and 35.3% blue (175, 142, 90).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 49% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Teak (#AB8953), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#AF8E5A color codes

HEX	`#AF8E5A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 142, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 49%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 5.66, 32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 32.79, 80.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.199, 29.2, 13.769)`
Decimal	`11505242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8E5A, 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 #AF8E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #AF8E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8e5a; }
.text { color: #af8e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 142 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8e5a, #a5af5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF8E5A?: #AF8E5A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8E5A?: The RGB value is 175, 142, 90: 175 red, 142 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8E5A?: The complementary color is #5A7BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8E5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.