What color is #AFA68B?

#AFA68B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA68B?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 139: 175 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA68B?

The complementary color is #8B94AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA68B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA68B color

#AFA68B rgb(175, 166, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA68B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 54.5% blue (175, 166, 139).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#AFA68B color codes

HEX	`#AFA68B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, -1.27, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 15.22, 94.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.976, 38.251, 29.909)`
Decimal	`11511435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA68B, 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 #AFA68B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA68B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #AFA68B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa68b; }
.text { color: #afa68b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa68b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa68b, #a6af8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA68B?: #AFA68B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA68B?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 139: 175 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA68B?: The complementary color is #8B94AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA68B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.