What color is #AFAB97?

#AFAB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAB97?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 151: 175 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAB97?

The complementary color is #979BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAB97 color

#AFAB97 rgb(175, 171, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAB97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 59.2% blue (175, 171, 151).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#AFAB97 color codes

HEX	`#AFAB97`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, -2.07, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 11.01, 100.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.828, 40.475, 35.092)`
Decimal	`11512727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAB97, 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 #AFAB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #AFAB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afab97; }
.text { color: #afab97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afab97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afab97, #a7af97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFAB97?: #AFAB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAB97?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 151: 175 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAB97?: The complementary color is #979BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.