What color is #AF9D7E?

#AF9D7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9D7E?

The RGB value is 175, 157, 126: 175 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9D7E?

The complementary color is #7E90AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9D7E color

#AF9D7E rgb(175, 157, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9D7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.6% green and 49.4% blue (175, 157, 126).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#AF9D7E color codes

HEX	`#AF9D7E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 157, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 1.72, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 18.73, 84.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.502, 34.735, 24.674)`
Decimal	`11509118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9D7E, 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 #AF9D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #AF9D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9d7e; }
.text { color: #af9d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 157 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9d7e, #a9af7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AF9D7E?: #AF9D7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9D7E?: The RGB value is 175, 157, 126: 175 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9D7E?: The complementary color is #7E90AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.