What color is #AFBEAB?

#AFBEAB 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 #AFBEAB?

The RGB value is 175, 190, 171: 175 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBEAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBEAB color

#AFBEAB rgb(175, 190, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.5% green and 67.1% blue (175, 190, 171).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#AFBEAB color codes

HEX	`#AFBEAB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 190, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -8.72, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 11.73, 138.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.442, 48.881, 45.666)`
Decimal	`11517611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBEAB, 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 #AFBEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #AFBEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbeab; }
.text { color: #afbeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 190 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbeab, #abbeb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFBEAB?: #AFBEAB 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 #AFBEAB?: The RGB value is 175, 190, 171: 175 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBEAB?: The complementary color is #BAABBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.