What color is #AFC199?

#AFC199 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC199?

The RGB value is 175, 193, 153: 175 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC199?

The complementary color is #AB99C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC199 color

#AFC199 rgb(175, 193, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC199 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.7% green and 60% blue (175, 193, 153).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#AFC199 color codes

HEX	`#AFC199`
RGB	`rgb(175, 193, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, -13.33, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 22.5, 126.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.498, 49.554, 37.457)`
Decimal	`11518361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC199, 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 #AFC199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #AFC199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc199; }
.text { color: #afc199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 193 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc199, #9bc199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFC199?: #AFC199 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC199?: The RGB value is 175, 193, 153: 175 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC199?: The complementary color is #AB99C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.