What color is #AFB9AB?

#AFB9AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB9AB?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 171: 175 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB9AB?

The complementary color is #B5ABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB9AB color

#AFB9AB rgb(175, 185, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB9AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 67.1% blue (175, 185, 171).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#AFB9AB color codes

HEX	`#AFB9AB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -6.09, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 8.48, 135.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.378, 46.752, 45.312)`
Decimal	`11516331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB9AB, 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 #AFB9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #AFB9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb9ab; }
.text { color: #afb9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb9ab, #abb9ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFB9AB?: #AFB9AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB9AB?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 171: 175 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB9AB?: The complementary color is #B5ABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.