What color is #AFA897?

#AFA897 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 #AFA897?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 151: 175 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA897?

The complementary color is #979EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA897 color

#AFA897 rgb(175, 168, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA897 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (175, 168, 151).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#AFA897 color codes

HEX	`#AFA897`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -0.45, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 9.69, 92.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.267, 39.354, 34.905)`
Decimal	`11511959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA897, 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 #AFA897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #AFA897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa897; }
.text { color: #afa897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa897, #aaaf97); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA897?: #AFA897 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 #AFA897?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 151: 175 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA897?: The complementary color is #979EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.