What color is #AF9691?

#AF9691 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9691?

The RGB value is 175, 150, 145: 175 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9691?

The complementary color is #91AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9691 color

#AF9691 rgb(175, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9691 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (175, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#AF9691 color codes

HEX	`#AF9691`
RGB	`rgb(175, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 8.45, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 10.41, 35.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.696, 32.972, 31.372)`
Decimal	`11507345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9691, 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 #AF9691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #AF9691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9691; }
.text { color: #af9691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9691, #afa591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9691?: #AF9691 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9691?: The RGB value is 175, 150, 145: 175 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9691?: The complementary color is #91AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.