What color is #AFA27D?

#AFA27D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA27D?

The RGB value is 175, 162, 125: 175 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA27D?

The complementary color is #7D8AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA27D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA27D color

#AFA27D rgb(175, 162, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA27D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.5% green and 49% blue (175, 162, 125).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#AFA27D color codes

HEX	`#AFA27D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 162, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, -1.14, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 21.03, 93.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.301, 36.436, 24.624)`
Decimal	`11510397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA27D, 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 #AFA27D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA27D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #AFA27D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa27d; }
.text { color: #afa27d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa27d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 162 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa27d, #a3af7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AFA27D?: #AFA27D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA27D?: The RGB value is 175, 162, 125: 175 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA27D?: The complementary color is #7D8AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA27D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.