What color is #AFB99A?

#AFB99A 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 #AFB99A?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 154: 175 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB99A?

The complementary color is #A49AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB99A color

#AFB99A rgb(175, 185, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFB99A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 60.4% blue (175, 185, 154).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% 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 10.23:1).

#AFB99A color codes

HEX	`#AFB99A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.64, -9.02, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.64, 17.15, 121.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.86, 46.145, 37.32)`
Decimal	`11516314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB99A, 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 #AFB99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #AFB99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb99a; }
.text { color: #afb99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb99a, #9fb99a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFB99A?: #AFB99A 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 #AFB99A?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 154: 175 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB99A?: The complementary color is #A49AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.