What color is #AFA99C?

#AFA99C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA99C?

The RGB value is 175, 169, 156: 175 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA99C?

The complementary color is #9CA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA99C color

#AFA99C rgb(175, 169, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA99C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.3% green and 61.2% blue (175, 169, 156).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#AFA99C color codes

HEX	`#AFA99C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 169, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, -0.15, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 7.47, 91.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.867, 39.891, 37.151)`
Decimal	`11512220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA99C, 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 #AFA99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #AFA99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa99c; }
.text { color: #afa99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 169 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa99c, #acaf9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFA99C?: #AFA99C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA99C?: The RGB value is 175, 169, 156: 175 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA99C?: The complementary color is #9CA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.