What color is #AFC2AC?

#AFC2AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC2AC?

The RGB value is 175, 194, 172: 175 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC2AC?

The complementary color is #BFACC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC2AC color

#AFC2AC rgb(175, 194, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC2AC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.1% green and 67.5% blue (175, 194, 172).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#AFC2AC color codes

HEX	`#AFC2AC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 194, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.48, -10.63, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.48, 13.85, 140.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.416, 50.676, 46.463)`
Decimal	`11518636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC2AC, 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 #AFC2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #AFC2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc2ac; }
.text { color: #afc2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 194 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc2ac, #acc2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFC2AC?: #AFC2AC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC2AC?: The RGB value is 175, 194, 172: 175 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC2AC?: The complementary color is #BFACC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.