What color is #AFB18D?

#AFB18D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB18D?

The RGB value is 175, 177, 141: 175 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB18D?

The complementary color is #8F8DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB18D?

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.

#AFB18D color

#AFB18D rgb(175, 177, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB18D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69.4% green and 55.3% blue (175, 177, 141).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFB18D color codes

HEX	`#AFB18D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 177, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, -6.85, 18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 19.48, 110.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.209, 42.482, 31.381)`
Decimal	`11514253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB18D, 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 #AFB18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB18D 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 #AFB18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb18d; }
.text { color: #afb18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 177 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb18d, #9db18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB18D?: #AFB18D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB18D?: The RGB value is 175, 177, 141: 175 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB18D?: The complementary color is #8F8DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB18D?: 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.