What color is #AF9178?

#AF9178 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9178?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 120: 175 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9178?

The complementary color is #7896AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9178 color

#AF9178 rgb(175, 145, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9178 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (175, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#AF9178 color codes

HEX	`#AF9178`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 7.51, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 19.04, 66.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.195, 30.722, 22.052)`
Decimal	`11506040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9178, 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 #AF9178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #AF9178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9178; }
.text { color: #af9178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9178, #afac78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9178?: #AF9178 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9178?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 120: 175 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9178?: The complementary color is #7896AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.