What color is #AFA890?

#AFA890 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA890?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 144: 175 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA890?

The complementary color is #9097AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA890 color

#AFA890 rgb(175, 168, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA890 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (175, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#AFA890 color codes

HEX	`#AFA890`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -1.58, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 13.41, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.716, 39.133, 31.999)`
Decimal	`11511952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA890, 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 #AFA890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #AFA890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa890; }
.text { color: #afa890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa890, #a7af90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA890?: #AFA890 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA890?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 144: 175 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA890?: The complementary color is #9097AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.