What color is #AFC7C4?

#AFC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC7C4?

The RGB value is 175, 199, 196: 175 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC7C4?

The complementary color is #C7AFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC7C4 color

#AFC7C4 rgb(175, 199, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 78% green and 76.9% blue (175, 199, 196).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#AFC7C4 color codes

HEX	`#AFC7C4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 199, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 78%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, -8.68, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 8.76, 188.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.064, 53.945, 60.094)`
Decimal	`11519940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC7C4, 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 #AFC7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #AFC7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc7c4; }
.text { color: #afc7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 199 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc7c4, #afbec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFC7C4?: #AFC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC7C4?: The RGB value is 175, 199, 196: 175 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC7C4?: The complementary color is #C7AFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.