What color is #AF9079?

#AF9079 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9079?

The RGB value is 175, 144, 121: 175 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9079?

The complementary color is #7998AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9079 color

#AF9079 rgb(175, 144, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9079 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (175, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AF9079 color codes

HEX	`#AF9079`
RGB	`rgb(175, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 8.21, 16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 18.53, 63.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.104, 30.442, 22.323)`
Decimal	`11505785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9079, 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 #AF9079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #AF9079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9079; }
.text { color: #af9079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9079, #afab79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9079?: #AF9079 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9079?: The RGB value is 175, 144, 121: 175 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9079?: The complementary color is #7998AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.