What color is #AFA589?

#AFA589 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA589?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 137: 175 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA589?

The complementary color is #8993AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA589 color

#AFA589 rgb(175, 165, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA589 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 53.7% blue (175, 165, 137).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#AFA589 color codes

HEX	`#AFA589`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.9, -1.03, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.9, 15.88, 93.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.65, 37.831, 29.086)`
Decimal	`11511177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA589, 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 #AFA589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #AFA589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa589; }
.text { color: #afa589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa589, #a6af89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA589?: #AFA589 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA589?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 137: 175 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA589?: The complementary color is #8993AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.