What color is #AFB572?

#AFB572 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB572?

The RGB value is 175, 181, 114: 175 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB572?

The complementary color is #7872B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB572 color

#AFB572 rgb(175, 181, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB572 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71% green and 44.7% blue (175, 181, 114).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#AFB572 color codes

HEX	`#AFB572`
RGB	`rgb(175, 181, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -12.62, 33.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 35.76, 110.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.241, 43.377, 22.327)`
Decimal	`11515250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB572, 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 #AFB572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #AFB572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb572; }
.text { color: #afb572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 181 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb572, #8eb572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFB572?: #AFB572 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB572?: The RGB value is 175, 181, 114: 175 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB572?: The complementary color is #7872B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.