What color is #AFA98D?

#AFA98D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA98D?

The RGB value is 175, 169, 141: 175 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA98D?

The complementary color is #8D93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA98D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA98D color

#AFA98D rgb(175, 169, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA98D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.3% green and 55.3% blue (175, 169, 141).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#AFA98D color codes

HEX	`#AFA98D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 169, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, -2.58, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 15.47, 99.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.675, 39.414, 30.87)`
Decimal	`11512205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA98D, 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 #AFA98D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA98D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #AFA98D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa98d; }
.text { color: #afa98d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa98d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 169 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa98d, #a4af8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA98D?: #AFA98D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA98D?: The RGB value is 175, 169, 141: 175 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA98D?: The complementary color is #8D93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA98D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.