What color is #AFBFBA?

#AFBFBA 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 #AFBFBA?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 186: 175 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFBA?

The complementary color is #BFAFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBFBA?

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.

#AFBFBA color

#AFBFBA rgb(175, 191, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (175, 191, 186).

Its hue angle is 161°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AFBFBA color codes

HEX	`#AFBFBA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, -6.45, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 6.48, 174.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.171, 49.92, 53.701)`
Decimal	`11517882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#AFBFBA 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 #AFBFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbfba; }
.text { color: #afbfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbfba, #afbcbf); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBFBA?: #AFBFBA 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 #AFBFBA?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 186: 175 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBFBA?: The complementary color is #BFAFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBFBA?: 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.