What color is #AFA891?

#AFA891 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA891?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 145: 175 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA891?

The complementary color is #9198AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA891 color

#AFA891 rgb(175, 168, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA891 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 56.9% blue (175, 168, 145).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#AFA891 color codes

HEX	`#AFA891`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, -1.42, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 12.88, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.792, 39.164, 32.404)`
Decimal	`11511953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA891, 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 #AFA891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #AFA891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa891; }
.text { color: #afa891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa891, #a7af91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFA891?: #AFA891 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA891?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 145: 175 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA891?: The complementary color is #9198AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.