What color is #AFAD9D?

#AFAD9D 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 #AFAD9D?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 157: 175 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAD9D?

The complementary color is #9D9FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAD9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAD9D color

#AFAD9D rgb(175, 173, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAD9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 61.6% blue (175, 173, 157).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#AFAD9D color codes

HEX	`#AFAD9D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, -2.14, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 8.74, 104.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.708, 41.436, 37.85)`
Decimal	`11513245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAD9D, 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 #AFAD9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAD9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #AFAD9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afad9d; }
.text { color: #afad9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afad9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afad9d, #a8af9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFAD9D?: #AFAD9D 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 #AFAD9D?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 157: 175 red, 173 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAD9D?: The complementary color is #9D9FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAD9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.