What color is #AFA39E?

#AFA39E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA39E?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 158: 175 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA39E?

The complementary color is #9EAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA39E color

#AFA39E rgb(175, 163, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA39E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 62% blue (175, 163, 158).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#AFA39E color codes

HEX	`#AFA39E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 3.46, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 5.41, 50.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.947, 37.777, 37.687)`
Decimal	`11510686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA39E, 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 #AFA39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #AFA39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa39e; }
.text { color: #afa39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa39e, #afab9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA39E?: #AFA39E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA39E?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 158: 175 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA39E?: The complementary color is #9EAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.