What color is #AFA798?

#AFA798 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA798?

The RGB value is 175, 167, 152: 175 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA798?

The complementary color is #98A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA798 color

#AFA798 rgb(175, 167, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA798 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.5% green and 59.6% blue (175, 167, 152).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#AFA798 color codes

HEX	`#AFA798`
RGB	`rgb(175, 167, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.76, 0.26, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.76, 8.79, 88.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.165, 39.019, 35.273)`
Decimal	`11511704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA798, 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 #AFA798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #AFA798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa798; }
.text { color: #afa798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 167 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa798, #abaf98); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA798?: #AFA798 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA798?: The RGB value is 175, 167, 152: 175 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA798?: The complementary color is #98A0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.