What color is #AF9284?

#AF9284 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9284?

The RGB value is 175, 146, 132: 175 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9284?

The complementary color is #84A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9284 color

#AF9284 rgb(175, 146, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9284 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 57.3% green and 51.8% blue (175, 146, 132).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#AF9284 color codes

HEX	`#AF9284`
RGB	`rgb(175, 146, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 57.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, 8.66, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 14.38, 52.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.123, 31.339, 26.182)`
Decimal	`11506308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9284, 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 #AF9284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #AF9284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9284; }
.text { color: #af9284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 146 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9284, #afa884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AF9284?: #AF9284 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9284?: The RGB value is 175, 146, 132: 175 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9284?: The complementary color is #84A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.