What color is #AFBF88?

#AFBF88 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 #AFBF88?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 136: 175 red, 191 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBF88?

The complementary color is #9888BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBF88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBF88 color

#AFBF88 rgb(175, 191, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBF88 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 53.3% blue (175, 191, 136).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#AFBF88 color codes

HEX	`#AFBF88`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -14.87, 25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 29.95, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.754, 48.153, 30.435)`
Decimal	`11517832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBF88, 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 #AFBF88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBF88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #AFBF88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbf88; }
.text { color: #afbf88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbf88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbf88, #93bf88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFBF88?: #AFBF88 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 #AFBF88?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 136: 175 red, 191 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBF88?: The complementary color is #9888BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBF88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.