What color is #AFBBAE?

#AFBBAE 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 #AFBBAE?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 174: 175 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBAE color

#AFBBAE rgb(175, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (175, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#AFBBAE color codes

HEX	`#AFBBAE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, -6.6, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 8.37, 142)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.088, 47.71, 46.975)`
Decimal	`11516846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBAE, 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 #AFBBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #AFBBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbae; }
.text { color: #afbbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbae, #aebbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBBAE?: #AFBBAE 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 #AFBBAE?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 174: 175 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBAE?: The complementary color is #BAAEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.