What color is #AFC896?

#AFC896 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC896?

The RGB value is 175, 200, 150: 175 red, 200 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC896?

The complementary color is #AF96C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC896 color

#AFC896 rgb(175, 200, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC896 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 78.4% green and 58.8% blue (175, 200, 150).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#AFC896 color codes

HEX	`#AFC896`
RGB	`rgb(175, 200, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 78.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, -17.36, 22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 28.25, 127.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.838, 52.624, 36.696)`
Decimal	`11520150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC896, 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 #AFC896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #AFC896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc896; }
.text { color: #afc896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 200 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc896, #96c896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AFC896?: #AFC896 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC896?: The RGB value is 175, 200, 150: 175 red, 200 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC896?: The complementary color is #AF96C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.