What color is #AFB995?

#AFB995 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB995?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 149: 175 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB995?

The complementary color is #9F95B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB995 color

#AFB995 rgb(175, 185, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB995 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 58.4% blue (175, 185, 149).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#AFB995 color codes

HEX	`#AFB995`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, -9.82, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 19.75, 119.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.452, 45.982, 35.172)`
Decimal	`11516309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB995, 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 #AFB995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #AFB995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb995; }
.text { color: #afb995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb995, #9db995); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFB995?: #AFB995 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB995?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 149: 175 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB995?: The complementary color is #9F95B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.