What color is #AFBEBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFBEBB?

The RGB value is 175, 190, 187: 175 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBEBB?

The complementary color is #BEAFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBEBB color

#AFBEBB rgb(175, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBEBB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (175, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#AFBEBB color codes

HEX	`#AFBEBB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, -5.73, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 5.73, 182.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.06, 49.528, 54.19)`
Decimal	`11517627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBEBB, 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 #AFBEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #AFBEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbebb; }
.text { color: #afbebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbebb, #afbabe); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBEBB?: #AFBEBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBEBB?: The RGB value is 175, 190, 187: 175 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBEBB?: The complementary color is #BEAFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.