What color is #AFC097?

#AFC097 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 #AFC097?

The RGB value is 175, 192, 151: 175 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC097?

The complementary color is #A897C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC097 color

#AFC097 rgb(175, 192, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC097 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.3% green and 59.2% blue (175, 192, 151).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#AFC097 color codes

HEX	`#AFC097`
RGB	`rgb(175, 192, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -13.13, 18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 22.9, 124.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.114, 49.047, 36.521)`
Decimal	`11518103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC097, 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 #AFC097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #AFC097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc097; }
.text { color: #afc097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 192 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc097, #9bc097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFC097?: #AFC097 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 #AFC097?: The RGB value is 175, 192, 151: 175 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC097?: The complementary color is #A897C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.