What color is #AFA790?

#AFA790 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 #AFA790?

The RGB value is 175, 167, 144: 175 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA790?

The complementary color is #9098AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA790 color

#AFA790 rgb(175, 167, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA790 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.5% green and 56.5% blue (175, 167, 144).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#AFA790 color codes

HEX	`#AFA790`
RGB	`rgb(175, 167, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, -1.04, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 12.98, 94.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.532, 38.766, 31.938)`
Decimal	`11511696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA790, 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 #AFA790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #AFA790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa790; }
.text { color: #afa790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 167 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa790, #a8af90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA790?: #AFA790 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 #AFA790?: The RGB value is 175, 167, 144: 175 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA790?: The complementary color is #9098AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.