What color is #AFC9BE?

#AFC9BE 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 #AFC9BE?

The RGB value is 175, 201, 190: 175 red, 201 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC9BE?

The complementary color is #C9AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC9BE color

#AFC9BE rgb(175, 201, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC9BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 78.8% green and 74.5% blue (175, 201, 190).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#AFC9BE color codes

HEX	`#AFC9BE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 201, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 78.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.81, -10.9, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.81, 11.19, 166.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.858, 54.604, 56.723)`
Decimal	`11520446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC9BE, 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 #AFC9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #AFC9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc9be; }
.text { color: #afc9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 201 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc9be, #afc7c9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFC9BE?: #AFC9BE 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 #AFC9BE?: The RGB value is 175, 201, 190: 175 red, 201 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC9BE?: The complementary color is #C9AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.