What color is #AFBBAA?

#AFBBAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBAA?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 170: 175 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBAA?

The complementary color is #B6AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBAA color

#AFBBAA rgb(175, 187, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (175, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#AFBBAA color codes

HEX	`#AFBBAA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, -7.32, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 10.26, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.704, 47.557, 44.952)`
Decimal	`11516842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBAA, 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 #AFBBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #AFBBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbaa; }
.text { color: #afbbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbaa, #aabbad); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBBAA?: #AFBBAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBBAA?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 170: 175 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBAA?: The complementary color is #B6AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.