What color is #AFA397?

#AFA397 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 #AFA397?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 151: 175 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA397?

The complementary color is #97A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA397 color

#AFA397 rgb(175, 163, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA397 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 59.2% blue (175, 163, 151).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#AFA397 color codes

HEX	`#AFA397`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, 2.27, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 8.12, 73.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.362, 37.543, 34.603)`
Decimal	`11510679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA397, 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 #AFA397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #AFA397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa397; }
.text { color: #afa397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa397, #afaf97); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA397?: #AFA397 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 #AFA397?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 151: 175 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA397?: The complementary color is #97A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.