What color is #AFBDB3?

#AFBDB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBDB3?

The RGB value is 175, 189, 179: 175 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBDB3?

The complementary color is #BDAFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBDB3 color

#AFBDB3 rgb(175, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBDB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (175, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#AFBDB3 color codes

HEX	`#AFBDB3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -6.73, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 7.54, 153.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.012, 48.763, 49.733)`
Decimal	`11517363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBDB3, 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 #AFBDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #AFBDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbdb3; }
.text { color: #afbdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbdb3, #afbdba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AFBDB3?: #AFBDB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBDB3?: The RGB value is 175, 189, 179: 175 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBDB3?: The complementary color is #BDAFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.