What color is #AFBE9D?

#AFBE9D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBE9D?

The RGB value is 175, 190, 157: 175 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBE9D?

The complementary color is #AC9DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBE9D color

#AFBE9D rgb(175, 190, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBE9D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.5% green and 61.6% blue (175, 190, 157).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#AFBE9D color codes

HEX	`#AFBE9D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 190, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, -11.13, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 18.64, 126.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.178, 48.375, 39.007)`
Decimal	`11517597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBE9D, 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 #AFBE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #AFBE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbe9d; }
.text { color: #afbe9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbe9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 190 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbe9d, #9fbe9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFBE9D?: #AFBE9D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBE9D?: The RGB value is 175, 190, 157: 175 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBE9D?: The complementary color is #AC9DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.