What color is #AF9C90?

#AF9C90 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 #AF9C90?

The RGB value is 175, 156, 144: 175 red, 156 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9C90?

The complementary color is #90A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9C90 color

#AF9C90 rgb(175, 156, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9C90 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.2% green and 56.5% blue (175, 156, 144).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#AF9C90 color codes

HEX	`#AF9C90`
RGB	`rgb(175, 156, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, 4.97, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 10.13, 60.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.602, 34.905, 31.295)`
Decimal	`11508880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9C90, 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 #AF9C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #AF9C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9c90; }
.text { color: #af9c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 156 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9c90, #afac90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AF9C90?: #AF9C90 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 #AF9C90?: The RGB value is 175, 156, 144: 175 red, 156 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9C90?: The complementary color is #90A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.