What color is #AFA391?

#AFA391 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA391?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 145: 175 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA391?

The complementary color is #919DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA391 color

#AFA391 rgb(175, 163, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA391 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 56.9% blue (175, 163, 145).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#AFA391 color codes

HEX	`#AFA391`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.54, 1.29, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.54, 11, 83.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.887, 37.353, 32.102)`
Decimal	`11510673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA391, 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 #AFA391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #AFA391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa391; }
.text { color: #afa391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa391, #acaf91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA391?: #AFA391 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA391?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 145: 175 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA391?: The complementary color is #919DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.