What color is #AFAEA1?

#AFAEA1 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 #AFAEA1?

The RGB value is 175, 174, 161: 175 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAEA1?

The complementary color is #A1A2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAEA1 color

#AFAEA1 rgb(175, 174, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAEA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.2% green and 63.1% blue (175, 174, 161).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#AFAEA1 color codes

HEX	`#AFAEA1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 174, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.84, -1.99, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.84, 7.08, 106.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.247, 41.959, 39.743)`
Decimal	`11513505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAEA1, 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 #AFAEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #AFAEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaea1; }
.text { color: #afaea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 174 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaea1, #a9afa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAEA1?: #AFAEA1 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 #AFAEA1?: The RGB value is 175, 174, 161: 175 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAEA1?: The complementary color is #A1A2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.