What color is #AFBF96?

#AFBF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBF96?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 150: 175 red, 191 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBF96?

The complementary color is #A696BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBF96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBF96 color

#AFBF96 rgb(175, 191, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 58.8% blue (175, 191, 150).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#AFBF96 color codes

HEX	`#AFBF96`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.19, -12.77, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.19, 22.81, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.814, 48.577, 36.022)`
Decimal	`11517846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBF96, 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 #AFBF96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBF96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #AFBF96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbf96; }
.text { color: #afbf96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbf96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbf96, #9bbf96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFBF96?: #AFBF96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBF96?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 150: 175 red, 191 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBF96?: The complementary color is #A696BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBF96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.