What color is #AFA59C?

#AFA59C 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 #AFA59C?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 156: 175 red, 165 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA59C?

The complementary color is #9CA6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA59C color

#AFA59C rgb(175, 165, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA59C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 61.2% blue (175, 165, 156).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#AFA59C color codes

HEX	`#AFA59C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, 2.02, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 6.29, 71.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.135, 38.425, 36.907)`
Decimal	`11511196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA59C, 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 #AFA59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #AFA59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa59c; }
.text { color: #afa59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa59c, #afaf9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA59C?: #AFA59C 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 #AFA59C?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 156: 175 red, 165 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA59C?: The complementary color is #9CA6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.