What color is #AFBE8E?

#AFBE8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBE8E?

The RGB value is 175, 190, 142: 175 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBE8E?

The complementary color is #9D8EBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBE8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBE8E color

#AFBE8E rgb(175, 190, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBE8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.5% green and 55.7% blue (175, 190, 142).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#AFBE8E color codes

HEX	`#AFBE8E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 190, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.76, -13.48, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.76, 26.3, 120.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.975, 47.894, 32.672)`
Decimal	`11517582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBE8E, 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 #AFBE8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBE8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #AFBE8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbe8e; }
.text { color: #afbe8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbe8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 190 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbe8e, #97be8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFBE8E?: #AFBE8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBE8E?: The RGB value is 175, 190, 142: 175 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBE8E?: The complementary color is #9D8EBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBE8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.