What color is #AFC4A6?

#AFC4A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC4A6?

The RGB value is 175, 196, 166: 175 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC4A6?

The complementary color is #BBA6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC4A6 color

#AFC4A6 rgb(175, 196, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC4A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.9% green and 65.1% blue (175, 196, 166).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#AFC4A6 color codes

HEX	`#AFC4A6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 196, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, -12.71, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 17.96, 135.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.301, 51.347, 43.646)`
Decimal	`11519142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC4A6, 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 #AFC4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #AFC4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc4a6; }
.text { color: #afc4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 196 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc4a6, #a6c4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AFC4A6?: #AFC4A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC4A6?: The RGB value is 175, 196, 166: 175 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC4A6?: The complementary color is #BBA6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.