What color is #AFAD97?

#AFAD97 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 #AFAD97?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 151: 175 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAD97?

The complementary color is #9799AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAD97 color

#AFAD97 rgb(175, 173, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAD97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 59.2% blue (175, 173, 151).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% 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 9.25:1).

#AFAD97 color codes

HEX	`#AFAD97`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, -3.14, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 11.99, 105.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.208, 41.236, 35.219)`
Decimal	`11513239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAD97, 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 #AFAD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #AFAD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afad97; }
.text { color: #afad97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afad97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afad97, #a5af97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFAD97?: #AFAD97 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 #AFAD97?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 151: 175 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAD97?: The complementary color is #9799AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.