Palettes / Colors / #AFA797

#AFA797 — Dusty Brown

#AFA797 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AFA797 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.

#AFA797 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 #979FAF; it also sits naturally between #AF9B97 and #ABAF97. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 14% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA797

.text { color: #AFA797; }
.background { background-color: #AFA797; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA797; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 167, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 13%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA797; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 167, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA797; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 167, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA797">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA797">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFA797

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #979FAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA797: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA797

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:

How #AFA797 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA797 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA797?

#AFA797 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 167, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA797?

#AFA797 is RGB 175, 167, 151 — HSL 40°, 13%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 14%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA797?

Its complement is #979FAF; analogous partners are #AF9B97 and #ABAF97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA797 for text?

Black text on #AFA797 has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.