What color is #AFA692?

#AFA692 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA692?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 146: 175 red, 166 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA692?

The complementary color is #929BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA692 color

#AFA692 rgb(175, 166, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA692 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 57.3% blue (175, 166, 146).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#AFA692 color codes

HEX	`#AFA692`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.36, -0.18, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.36, 11.53, 90.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.503, 38.462, 32.69)`
Decimal	`11511442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA692, 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 #AFA692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #AFA692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa692; }
.text { color: #afa692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa692, #aaaf92); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA692?: #AFA692 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA692?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 146: 175 red, 166 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA692?: The complementary color is #929BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.