What color is #AFCA8E?

#AFCA8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCA8E?

The RGB value is 175, 202, 142: 175 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCA8E?

The complementary color is #A98ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCA8E color

#AFCA8E rgb(175, 202, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCA8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.2% green and 55.7% blue (175, 202, 142).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#AFCA8E color codes

HEX	`#AFCA8E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 202, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.06, -19.56, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.06, 33.38, 125.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.682, 53.308, 33.574)`
Decimal	`11520654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCA8E, 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 #AFCA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #AFCA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afca8e; }
.text { color: #afca8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afca8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 202 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afca8e, #91ca8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AFCA8E?: #AFCA8E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCA8E?: The RGB value is 175, 202, 142: 175 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCA8E?: The complementary color is #A98ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.