What color is #AFC5B8?

#AFC5B8 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 #AFC5B8?

The RGB value is 175, 197, 184: 175 red, 197 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC5B8?

The complementary color is #C5AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC5B8 color

#AFC5B8 rgb(175, 197, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC5B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 77.3% green and 72.2% blue (175, 197, 184).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#AFC5B8 color codes

HEX	`#AFC5B8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 197, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 77.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, -9.97, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 10.74, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.295, 52.506, 53.034)`
Decimal	`11519416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC5B8, 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 #AFC5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #AFC5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc5b8; }
.text { color: #afc5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 197 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc5b8, #afc5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFC5B8?: #AFC5B8 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 #AFC5B8?: The RGB value is 175, 197, 184: 175 red, 197 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC5B8?: The complementary color is #C5AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.