What color is #AF9B91?

#AF9B91 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9B91?

The RGB value is 175, 155, 145: 175 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9B91?

The complementary color is #91A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9B91 color

#AF9B91 rgb(175, 155, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9B91 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60.8% green and 56.9% blue (175, 155, 145).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AF9B91 color codes

HEX	`#AF9B91`
RGB	`rgb(175, 155, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 5.68, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 9.76, 54.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.511, 34.602, 31.643)`
Decimal	`11508625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9B91, 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 #AF9B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AF9B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9b91; }
.text { color: #af9b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 155 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9b91, #afaa91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AF9B91?: #AF9B91 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9B91?: The RGB value is 175, 155, 145: 175 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9B91?: The complementary color is #91A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.