What color is #AF918A?

#AF918A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF918A?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 138: 175 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF918A?

The complementary color is #8AA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF918A color

#AF918A rgb(175, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF918A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (175, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#AF918A color codes

HEX	`#AF918A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.68, 10.13, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.68, 12.86, 38.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.392, 31.201, 28.356)`
Decimal	`11506058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF918A, 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 #AF918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #AF918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af918a; }
.text { color: #af918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af918a, #afa48a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF918A?: #AF918A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF918A?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 138: 175 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF918A?: The complementary color is #8AA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.