What color is #AFB98C?

#AFB98C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB98C?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 140: 175 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB98C?

The complementary color is #968CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB98C color

#AFB98C rgb(175, 185, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB98C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 54.9% blue (175, 185, 140).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#AFB98C color codes

HEX	`#AFB98C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, -11.2, 21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 24.45, 117.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.761, 45.705, 31.533)`
Decimal	`11516300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB98C, 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 #AFB98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #AFB98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb98c; }
.text { color: #afb98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb98c, #99b98c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFB98C?: #AFB98C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB98C?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 140: 175 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB98C?: The complementary color is #968CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.