What color is #AF9D95?

#AF9D95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9D95?

The RGB value is 175, 157, 149: 175 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9D95?

The complementary color is #95A7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9D95 color

#AF9D95 rgb(175, 157, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9D95 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.6% green and 58.4% blue (175, 157, 149).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#AF9D95 color codes

HEX	`#AF9D95`
RGB	`rgb(175, 157, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 5.23, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 8.41, 51.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.161, 35.399, 33.408)`
Decimal	`11509141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9D95, 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 #AF9D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #AF9D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9d95; }
.text { color: #af9d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 157 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9d95, #afaa95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF9D95?: #AF9D95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9D95?: The RGB value is 175, 157, 149: 175 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9D95?: The complementary color is #95A7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.