What color is #AFA07D?

#AFA07D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA07D?

The RGB value is 175, 160, 125: 175 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA07D?

The complementary color is #7D8CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA07D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA07D color

#AFA07D rgb(175, 160, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA07D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.7% green and 49% blue (175, 160, 125).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AFA07D color codes

HEX	`#AFA07D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 160, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, -0.05, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 20.27, 90.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.952, 35.737, 24.508)`
Decimal	`11509885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA07D, 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 #AFA07D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA07D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #AFA07D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa07d; }
.text { color: #afa07d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa07d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 160 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa07d, #a5af7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA07D?: #AFA07D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA07D?: The RGB value is 175, 160, 125: 175 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA07D?: The complementary color is #7D8CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA07D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.