What color is #AF9987?

#AF9987 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9987?

The RGB value is 175, 153, 135: 175 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9987?

The complementary color is #879DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9987 color

#AF9987 rgb(175, 153, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9987 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60% green and 52.9% blue (175, 153, 135).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#AF9987 color codes

HEX	`#AF9987`
RGB	`rgb(175, 153, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, 5.23, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 13.51, 67.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.444, 33.647, 27.65)`
Decimal	`11508103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9987, 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 #AF9987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AF9987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9987; }
.text { color: #af9987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 153 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9987, #afad87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9987?: #AF9987 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9987?: The RGB value is 175, 153, 135: 175 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9987?: The complementary color is #879DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.