What color is #AFA392?

#AFA392 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA392?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 146: 175 red, 163 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA392?

The complementary color is #929EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA392 color

#AFA392 rgb(175, 163, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA392 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 57.3% blue (175, 163, 146).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#AFA392 color codes

HEX	`#AFA392`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, 1.45, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 10.5, 82.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.964, 37.384, 32.51)`
Decimal	`11510674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA392, 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 #AFA392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #AFA392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa392; }
.text { color: #afa392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa392, #adaf92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA392?: #AFA392 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA392?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 146: 175 red, 163 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA392?: The complementary color is #929EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.