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#AFA192 — Dusty Brown

#AFA192 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 #AFA192 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.

#AFA192 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 #92A0AF; it also sits naturally between #AF9392 and #AEAF92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFA192 · RGB 175, 161, 146

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Color values

HEX#AFA192
RGB175, 161, 146
HSL31°, 15%, 63%
HSV31°, 17%, 69%
CMYK0%, 8%, 17%, 31%
XYZ35.61, 36.68, 32.40
Yxy36.68, 0.3402, 0.3504
CIE-Lab67.04, 2.55, 9.65
Hunter Lab60.56, 2.25, 7.67

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 #AFA192 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFA192 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFA192

.text { color: #AFA192; }
.background { background-color: #AFA192; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA192; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 161, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 15%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA192; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 161, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA192; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 161, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA192">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA192">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA192

#A29281#95836F#847362#726455#64574A#52483D#413830#2F2923#1D1A16#0C0A09

Tints of #AFA192

#B5A99B#BEB3A7#C4BAB0#CBC2B9#D4CCC4#DAD4CD#E1DBD6#E7E3DF#F0EDEA#F6F5F3

Tones of #AFA192

#ADA194#ABA196#A9A198#A6A19B#A4A19D#A3A19F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A0AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFA192: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA192

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 #AFA192: ·

How #AFA192 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A996Deuteranopia · #AAAB97Tritanopia · #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 #AFA192 rather than the exact color:

Palette Daddb1
#DADDB1 · #B3A492 · #BFB29E · #D6C7AE
Palette E5dcc3
#E5DCC3 · #C7BEA2 · #AAA492 · #9A9483
Palette F3eeea
#F3EEEA · #EBE3D5 · #B0A695 · #776B5D
Palette D7e4c0
#D7E4C0 · #C6DCBA · #BBC3A4 · #B3A398
Palette 524646
#524646 · #A8A492 · #FCF2E5 · #EC5B38
Palette Dce4c9
#DCE4C9 · #F5F5DC · #B6A28E · #E07B39

Similar colors

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

#B3A492#AAA492#B0A695#B3A398#A8A492#B6A28E#ADA991#B7A593#B5A48B#B2A59B#A5A58D#AD9D9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFA191  ·  #AFA193 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA192?

#AFA192 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 161, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA192?

#AFA192 is RGB 175, 161, 146 — HSL 31°, 15%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 17%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA192?

Its complement is #92A0AF; analogous partners are #AF9392 and #AEAF92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA192 for text?

Black text on #AFA192 has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.