What color is #AFB399?

#AFB399 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB399?

The RGB value is 175, 179, 153: 175 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB399?

The complementary color is #9D99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB399 color

#AFB399 rgb(175, 179, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB399 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.2% green and 60% blue (175, 179, 153).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#AFB399 color codes

HEX	`#AFB399`
RGB	`rgb(175, 179, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -6.02, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 14.16, 115.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.548, 43.654, 36.473)`
Decimal	`11514777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB399, 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 #AFB399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #AFB399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb399; }
.text { color: #afb399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 179 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb399, #a2b399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFB399?: #AFB399 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB399?: The RGB value is 175, 179, 153: 175 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB399?: The complementary color is #9D99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.