What color is #AFA193?

#AFA193 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA193?

The RGB value is 175, 161, 147: 175 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA193?

The complementary color is #93A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA193 color

#AFA193 rgb(175, 161, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA193 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.1% green and 57.6% blue (175, 161, 147).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#AFA193 color codes

HEX	`#AFA193`
RGB	`rgb(175, 161, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, 2.71, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 9.52, 73.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.69, 36.711, 32.804)`
Decimal	`11510163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA193, 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 #AFA193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #AFA193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa193; }
.text { color: #afa193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 161 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa193, #afaf93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA193?: #AFA193 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA193?: The RGB value is 175, 161, 147: 175 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA193?: The complementary color is #93A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.