What color is #AFBCAA?

#AFBCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCAA?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 170: 175 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCAA?

The complementary color is #B7AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBCAA color

#AFBCAA rgb(175, 188, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (175, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#AFBCAA color codes

HEX	`#AFBCAA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -7.85, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 10.91, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.917, 47.982, 45.023)`
Decimal	`11517098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCAA, 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 #AFBCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #AFBCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbcaa; }
.text { color: #afbcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbcaa, #aabcae); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBCAA?: #AFBCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBCAA?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 170: 175 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCAA?: The complementary color is #B7AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.