What color is #AFB69A?

#AFB69A 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 #AFB69A?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 154: 175 red, 182 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB69A?

The complementary color is #A19AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB69A color

#AFB69A rgb(175, 182, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB69A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 60.4% blue (175, 182, 154).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#AFB69A color codes

HEX	`#AFB69A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -7.44, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 15.37, 118.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.239, 44.903, 37.113)`
Decimal	`11515546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB69A, 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 #AFB69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #AFB69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb69a; }
.text { color: #afb69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb69a, #a1b69a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFB69A?: #AFB69A 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 #AFB69A?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 154: 175 red, 182 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB69A?: The complementary color is #A19AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.