What color is #AFB09A?

#AFB09A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB09A?

The RGB value is 175, 176, 154: 175 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB09A?

The complementary color is #9B9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB09A color

#AFB09A rgb(175, 176, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB09A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69% green and 60.4% blue (175, 176, 154).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#AFB09A color codes

HEX	`#AFB09A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 176, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, -4.26, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 11.95, 110.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.037, 42.498, 36.712)`
Decimal	`11514010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB09A, 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 #AFB09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #AFB09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb09a; }
.text { color: #afb09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 176 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb09a, #a4b09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFB09A?: #AFB09A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB09A?: The RGB value is 175, 176, 154: 175 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB09A?: The complementary color is #9B9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.