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#AFA191 — Dusty Brown

#AFA191 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AFA191 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFA191 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92A0B0; it also sits naturally between #B09392 and #AFB092. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFA191 · RGB 175, 161, 145

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Color values

HEX#AFA191
RGB175, 161, 145
HSL32°, 16%, 63%
HSV32°, 17%, 69%
CMYK0%, 8%, 17%, 31%
XYZ35.53, 36.65, 31.99
Yxy36.65, 0.3411, 0.3518
CIE-Lab67.01, 2.39, 10.17
Hunter Lab60.54, 2.10, 8.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 63% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 17% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AFA191 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFA191 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFA191

.text { color: #AFA191; }
.background { background-color: #AFA191; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA191; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 161, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 16%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA191; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 161, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA191; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 161, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA191">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA191">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA191

#A39380#96836E#857460#736554#655849#53483C#41392F#2F2922#1E1A15#0C0A09

Tints of #AFA191

#B6A99A#BFB3A6#C5BBAF#CCC2B8#D4CDC4#DBD4CD#E1DCD6#E7E3DE#F0EDEA#F6F5F3

Tones of #AFA191

#AEA293#ABA196#A9A198#A7A19A#A5A19C#A3A19F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A0B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFA191: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA191

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AFA191: ·

How #AFA191 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A9A995Deuteranopia · #AAAB96Tritanopia · #AE9899

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind neutral 500 · #737373Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA191 rather than the exact color:

Palette Daddb1
#DADDB1 · #B3A492 · #BFB29E · #D6C7AE
Palette E5dcc3
#E5DCC3 · #C7BEA2 · #AAA492 · #9A9483
Palette F3eeea
#F3EEEA · #EBE3D5 · #B0A695 · #776B5D
Palette 524646
#524646 · #A8A492 · #FCF2E5 · #EC5B38
Palette Dce4c9
#DCE4C9 · #F5F5DC · #B6A28E · #E07B39
Palette 98d8ef
#98D8EF · #EAE2C6 · #BFBBA9 · #ADA991

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B3A492#AAA492#B0A695#A8A492#B6A28E#ADA991#B3A398#B5A48B#B7A593#B2A59B#A5A58D#B2AB8C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFA190  ·  #AFA192 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA191?

#AFA191 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 161, 145). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA191?

#AFA191 is RGB 175, 161, 145 — HSL 32°, 16%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 17%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA191?

Its complement is #92A0B0; analogous partners are #B09392 and #AFB092. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA191 for text?

Black text on #AFA191 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.