What color is #AFC386?

#AFC386 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC386?

The RGB value is 175, 195, 134: 175 red, 195 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC386?

The complementary color is #9A86C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC386 color

#AFC386 rgb(175, 195, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC386 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.5% green and 52.5% blue (175, 195, 134).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#AFC386 color codes

HEX	`#AFC386`
RGB	`rgb(175, 195, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, -17.18, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 33.25, 121.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.497, 49.865, 29.988)`
Decimal	`11518854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC386, 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 #AFC386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #AFC386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc386; }
.text { color: #afc386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 195 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc386, #91c386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AFC386?: #AFC386 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC386?: The RGB value is 175, 195, 134: 175 red, 195 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC386?: The complementary color is #9A86C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.