What color is #AF9C75?

#AF9C75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9C75?

The RGB value is 175, 156, 117: 175 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9C75?

The complementary color is #7588AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9C75 color

#AF9C75 rgb(175, 156, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9C75 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.2% green and 45.9% blue (175, 156, 117).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#AF9C75 color codes

HEX	`#AF9C75`
RGB	`rgb(175, 156, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, 1.06, 23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 23.04, 87.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.779, 34.176, 21.696)`
Decimal	`11508853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9C75, 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 #AF9C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #AF9C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9c75; }
.text { color: #af9c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 156 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9c75, #a5af75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AF9C75?: #AF9C75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9C75?: The RGB value is 175, 156, 117: 175 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9C75?: The complementary color is #7588AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.