What color is #AFAB9E?

#AFAB9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAB9E?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 158: 175 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAB9E?

The complementary color is #9EA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAB9E color

#AFAB9E rgb(175, 171, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAB9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 62% blue (175, 171, 158).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#AFAB9E color codes

HEX	`#AFAB9E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, -0.89, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 7.25, 97.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.413, 40.709, 38.175)`
Decimal	`11512734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAB9E, 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 #AFAB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #AFAB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afab9e; }
.text { color: #afab9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afab9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afab9e, #abaf9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFAB9E?: #AFAB9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAB9E?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 158: 175 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAB9E?: The complementary color is #9EA2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.