What color is #AFB6A5?

#AFB6A5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB6A5?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 165: 175 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB6A5?

The complementary color is #ACA5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB6A5 color

#AFB6A5 rgb(175, 182, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB6A5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 64.7% blue (175, 182, 165).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#AFB6A5 color codes

HEX	`#AFB6A5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, -5.57, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 9.59, 125.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.198, 45.286, 42.161)`
Decimal	`11515557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB6A5, 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 #AFB6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #AFB6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb6a5; }
.text { color: #afb6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb6a5, #a7b6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB6A5?: #AFB6A5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB6A5?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 165: 175 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB6A5?: The complementary color is #ACA5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.