What color is #AFAB8F?

#AFAB8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAB8F?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 143: 175 red, 171 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAB8F?

The complementary color is #8F93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAB8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAB8F color

#AFAB8F rgb(175, 171, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAB8F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 56.1% blue (175, 171, 143).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#AFAB8F color codes

HEX	`#AFAB8F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -3.35, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 15.33, 102.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.2, 40.223, 31.786)`
Decimal	`11512719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAB8F, 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 #AFAB8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAB8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #AFAB8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afab8f; }
.text { color: #afab8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afab8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afab8f, #a3af8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFAB8F?: #AFAB8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAB8F?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 143: 175 red, 171 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAB8F?: The complementary color is #8F93AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAB8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.