What color is #AFBFB9?

#AFBFB9 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 #AFBFB9?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 185: 175 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFB9?

The complementary color is #BFAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBFB9 color

#AFBFB9 rgb(175, 191, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBFB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 72.5% blue (175, 191, 185).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#AFBFB9 color codes

HEX	`#AFBFB9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, -6.64, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 6.74, 170.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.065, 49.878, 53.143)`
Decimal	`11517881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBFB9, 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 #AFBFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #AFBFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbfb9; }
.text { color: #afbfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbfb9, #afbdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBFB9?: #AFBFB9 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 #AFBFB9?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 185: 175 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBFB9?: The complementary color is #BFAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.