What color is #AF9369?

#AF9369 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9369?

The RGB value is 175, 147, 105: 175 red, 147 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9369?

The complementary color is #6985AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9369 color

#AF9369 rgb(175, 147, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9369 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 57.6% green and 41.2% blue (175, 147, 105).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#AF9369 color codes

HEX	`#AF9369`
RGB	`rgb(175, 147, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 57.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 4.52, 26.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 26.53, 80.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.664, 31.003, 17.731)`
Decimal	`11506537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9369, 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 #AF9369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #AF9369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9369; }
.text { color: #af9369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 147 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9369, #a8af69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF9369?: #AF9369 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9369?: The RGB value is 175, 147, 105: 175 red, 147 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9369?: The complementary color is #6985AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.