What color is #AFB2A2?

#AFB2A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB2A2?

The RGB value is 175, 178, 162: 175 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB2A2?

The complementary color is #A5A2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB2A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB2A2 color

#AFB2A2 rgb(175, 178, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB2A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69.8% green and 63.5% blue (175, 178, 162).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#AFB2A2 color codes

HEX	`#AFB2A2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 178, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, -3.96, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 8.76, 116.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.12, 43.563, 40.47)`
Decimal	`11514530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB2A2, 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 #AFB2A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB2A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #AFB2A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb2a2; }
.text { color: #afb2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb2a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 178 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb2a2, #a7b2a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFB2A2?: #AFB2A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB2A2?: The RGB value is 175, 178, 162: 175 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB2A2?: The complementary color is #A5A2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB2A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.