What color is #AF9E8F?

#AF9E8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9E8F?

The RGB value is 175, 158, 143: 175 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9E8F?

The complementary color is #8FA0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9E8F color

#AF9E8F rgb(175, 158, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9E8F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62% green and 56.1% blue (175, 158, 143).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#AF9E8F color codes

HEX	`#AF9E8F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 158, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, 3.71, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 10.76, 69.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.864, 35.552, 31.007)`
Decimal	`11509391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9E8F, 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 #AF9E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #AF9E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9e8f; }
.text { color: #af9e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 158 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9e8f, #afae8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AF9E8F?: #AF9E8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9E8F?: The RGB value is 175, 158, 143: 175 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9E8F?: The complementary color is #8FA0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.