What color is #AF915F?

#AF915F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF915F?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 95: 175 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF915F?

The complementary color is #5F7DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF915F?

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.

#AF915F color

#AF915F rgb(175, 145, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF915F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 37.3% blue (175, 145, 95).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 46% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Teak (#AB8953), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AF915F color codes

HEX	`#AF915F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, 4.51, 30.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 31.03, 81.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.871, 30.192, 15.079)`
Decimal	`11506015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF915F, 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 #AF915F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF915F 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 #AF915F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af915f; }
.text { color: #af915f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af915f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af915f, #a5af5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF915F?: #AF915F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF915F?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 95: 175 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF915F?: The complementary color is #5F7DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF915F?: 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.