What color is #AF8F7C?

#AF8F7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8F7C?

The RGB value is 175, 143, 124: 175 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8F7C?

The complementary color is #7C9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8F7C color

#AF8F7C rgb(175, 143, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8F7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.1% green and 48.6% blue (175, 143, 124).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#AF8F7C color codes

HEX	`#AF8F7C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 143, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 9.18, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 17.29, 57.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.14, 30.215, 23.257)`
Decimal	`11505532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8F7C, 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 #AF8F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AF8F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8f7c; }
.text { color: #af8f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 143 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8f7c, #afa97c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AF8F7C?: #AF8F7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8F7C?: The RGB value is 175, 143, 124: 175 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8F7C?: The complementary color is #7C9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.