What color is #AF9878?

#AF9878 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9878?

The RGB value is 175, 152, 120: 175 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9878?

The complementary color is #788FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9878?

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.

#AF9878 color

#AF9878 rgb(175, 152, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9878 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (175, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AF9878 color codes

HEX	`#AF9878`
RGB	`rgb(175, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 3.64, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 20.34, 79.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.298, 32.928, 22.42)`
Decimal	`11507832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9878, 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 #AF9878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9878 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 #AF9878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9878; }
.text { color: #af9878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9878, #abaf78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9878?: #AF9878 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9878?: The RGB value is 175, 152, 120: 175 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9878?: The complementary color is #788FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9878?: 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.