What color is #AFBA9F?

#AFBA9F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBA9F?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 159: 175 red, 186 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBA9F?

The complementary color is #AA9FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBA9F?

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.

#AFBA9F color

#AFBA9F rgb(175, 186, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBA9F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 62.4% blue (175, 186, 159).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AFBA9F color codes

HEX	`#AFBA9F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -8.71, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 15.16, 125.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.495, 46.735, 39.629)`
Decimal	`11516575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBA9F, 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 #AFBA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBA9F 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 #AFBA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afba9f; }
.text { color: #afba9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afba9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afba9f, #a2ba9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFBA9F?: #AFBA9F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBA9F?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 159: 175 red, 186 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBA9F?: The complementary color is #AA9FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBA9F?: 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.