What color is #AFB982?

#AFB982 is a desaturated yellow-green known as Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nile?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 130: 175 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nile?

The complementary color is #8C82B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nile color: hex code #AFB982

#AFB982 rgb(175, 185, 130)

Shades of green

Nile has the hex code #AFB982. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 51% blue (175, 185, 130).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

Nile (#AFB982) color codes

HEX	`#AFB982`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -12.63, 26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 29.65, 115.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.057, 45.424, 27.825)`
Decimal	`11516290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nile, 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 #AFB982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #AFB982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb982; }
.text { color: #afb982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb982, #94b982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AFB982 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFB982?: #AFB982 is a desaturated yellow-green known as Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nile?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 130: 175 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nile?: The complementary color is #8C82B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.