What color is #AF8E77?

#AF8E77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8E77?

The RGB value is 175, 142, 119: 175 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8E77?

The complementary color is #7798AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8E77 color

#AF8E77 rgb(175, 142, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8E77 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.7% green and 46.7% blue (175, 142, 119).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#AF8E77 color codes

HEX	`#AF8E77`
RGB	`rgb(175, 142, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 9.05, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 19.23, 61.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.683, 29.793, 21.584)`
Decimal	`11505271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8E77, 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 #AF8E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #AF8E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8e77; }
.text { color: #af8e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 142 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8e77, #afaa77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF8E77?: #AF8E77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8E77?: The RGB value is 175, 142, 119: 175 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8E77?: The complementary color is #7798AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.