What color is #AFB096?

#AFB096 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB096?

The RGB value is 175, 176, 150: 175 red, 176 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB096?

The complementary color is #9796B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB096 color

#AFB096 rgb(175, 176, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB096 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69% green and 58.8% blue (175, 176, 150).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#AFB096 color codes

HEX	`#AFB096`
RGB	`rgb(175, 176, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, -4.91, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 14.11, 110.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.709, 42.367, 34.987)`
Decimal	`11514006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB096, 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 #AFB096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #AFB096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb096; }
.text { color: #afb096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 176 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb096, #a2b096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFB096?: #AFB096 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB096?: The RGB value is 175, 176, 150: 175 red, 176 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB096?: The complementary color is #9796B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.