What color is #AF9161?

#AF9161 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9161?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 97: 175 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9161?

The complementary color is #617FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9161 color

#AF9161 rgb(175, 145, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9161 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 38% blue (175, 145, 97).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#AF9161 color codes

HEX	`#AF9161`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 4.73, 29.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 30.03, 80.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.963, 30.229, 15.564)`
Decimal	`11506017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9161, 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 #AF9161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #AF9161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9161; }
.text { color: #af9161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9161, #a6af61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF9161?: #AF9161 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9161?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 97: 175 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9161?: The complementary color is #617FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.