What color is #AFB49B?

#AFB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB49B?

The RGB value is 175, 180, 155: 175 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB49B?

The complementary color is #A09BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB49B color

#AFB49B rgb(175, 180, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.6% green and 60.8% blue (175, 180, 155).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#AFB49B color codes

HEX	`#AFB49B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 180, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, -6.22, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 13.67, 117.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.916, 44.123, 37.418)`
Decimal	`11515035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB49B, 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 #AFB49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #AFB49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb49b; }
.text { color: #afb49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 180 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb49b, #a3b49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFB49B?: #AFB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB49B?: The RGB value is 175, 180, 155: 175 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB49B?: The complementary color is #A09BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.