What color is #AFA687?

#AFA687 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA687?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 135: 175 red, 166 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA687?

The complementary color is #8790AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA687 color

#AFA687 rgb(175, 166, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA687 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 52.9% blue (175, 166, 135).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#AFA687 color codes

HEX	`#AFA687`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -1.87, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 17.35, 96.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.689, 38.136, 28.398)`
Decimal	`11511431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA687, 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 #AFA687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #AFA687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa687; }
.text { color: #afa687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa687, #a4af87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA687?: #AFA687 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA687?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 135: 175 red, 166 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA687?: The complementary color is #8790AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.