What color is #AFB692?

#AFB692 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB692?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 146: 175 red, 182 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB692?

The complementary color is #9992B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB692 color

#AFB692 rgb(175, 182, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB692 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 57.3% blue (175, 182, 146).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#AFB692 color codes

HEX	`#AFB692`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.66, -8.72, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.66, 19.59, 116.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.595, 44.645, 33.72)`
Decimal	`11515538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB692, 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 #AFB692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #AFB692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb692; }
.text { color: #afb692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb692, #9db692); }

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Questions

What color is #AFB692?: #AFB692 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB692?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 146: 175 red, 182 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB692?: The complementary color is #9992B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.