What color is #AFC2B3?

#AFC2B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC2B3?

The RGB value is 175, 194, 179: 175 red, 194 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC2B3?

The complementary color is #C2AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC2B3 color

#AFC2B3 rgb(175, 194, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC2B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.1% green and 70.2% blue (175, 194, 179).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#AFC2B3 color codes

HEX	`#AFC2B3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 194, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -9.35, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 10.77, 150.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.106, 50.952, 50.097)`
Decimal	`11518643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC2B3, 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 #AFC2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #AFC2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc2b3; }
.text { color: #afc2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 194 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc2b3, #afc2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFC2B3?: #AFC2B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC2B3?: The RGB value is 175, 194, 179: 175 red, 194 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC2B3?: The complementary color is #C2AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.