What color is #AFACA0?

#AFACA0 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 #AFACA0?

The RGB value is 175, 172, 160: 175 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFACA0?

The complementary color is #A0A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFACA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFACA0 color

#AFACA0 rgb(175, 172, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFACA0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (175, 172, 160).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#AFACA0 color codes

HEX	`#AFACA0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 172, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -1.09, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 6.64, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.776, 41.157, 39.152)`
Decimal	`11512992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFACA0, 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 #AFACA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFACA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #AFACA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaca0; }
.text { color: #afaca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 172 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaca0, #abafa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFACA0?: #AFACA0 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 #AFACA0?: The RGB value is 175, 172, 160: 175 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFACA0?: The complementary color is #A0A3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFACA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.