What color is #AFBFAD?

#AFBFAD 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 #AFBFAD?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 173: 175 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBFAD color

#AFBFAD rgb(175, 191, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (175, 191, 173).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#AFBFAD color codes

HEX	`#AFBFAD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -8.88, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 11.44, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.851, 49.392, 46.75)`
Decimal	`11517869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBFAD, 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 #AFBFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #AFBFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbfad; }
.text { color: #afbfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbfad, #adbfb4); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBFAD?: #AFBFAD 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 #AFBFAD?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 173: 175 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBFAD?: The complementary color is #BDADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.