What color is #AFC3BD?

#AFC3BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC3BD?

The RGB value is 175, 195, 189: 175 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC3BD?

The complementary color is #C3AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC3BD color

#AFC3BD rgb(175, 195, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC3BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.5% green and 74.1% blue (175, 195, 189).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#AFC3BD color codes

HEX	`#AFC3BD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 195, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.17, -7.97, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.17, 8, 175.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.378, 51.818, 55.693)`
Decimal	`11518909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC3BD, 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 #AFC3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #AFC3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc3bd; }
.text { color: #afc3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 195 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc3bd, #afbfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFC3BD?: #AFC3BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC3BD?: The RGB value is 175, 195, 189: 175 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC3BD?: The complementary color is #C3AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.