What color is #AF9674?

#AF9674 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9674?

The RGB value is 175, 150, 116: 175 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9674?

The complementary color is #748DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9674 color

#AF9674 rgb(175, 150, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9674 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.8% green and 45.5% blue (175, 150, 116).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crumb (#B19778), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#AF9674 color codes

HEX	`#AF9674`
RGB	`rgb(175, 150, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, 4.22, 21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 21.81, 78.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.739, 32.189, 21.061)`
Decimal	`11507316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9674, 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 #AF9674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #AF9674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9674; }
.text { color: #af9674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 150 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9674, #aaaf74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AF9674?: #AF9674 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9674?: The RGB value is 175, 150, 116: 175 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9674?: The complementary color is #748DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.