What color is #AFB999?

#AFB999 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB999?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 153: 175 red, 185 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB999?

The complementary color is #A399B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB999 color

#AFB999 rgb(175, 185, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB999 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 60% blue (175, 185, 153).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#AFB999 color codes

HEX	`#AFB999`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.62, -9.18, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.62, 17.67, 121.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.777, 46.112, 36.883)`
Decimal	`11516313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB999, 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 #AFB999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #AFB999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb999; }
.text { color: #afb999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb999, #9fb999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFB999?: #AFB999 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB999?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 153: 175 red, 185 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB999?: The complementary color is #A399B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.