What color is #AFCAAA?

#AFCAAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCAAA?

The RGB value is 175, 202, 170: 175 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCAAA?

The complementary color is #C5AACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCAAA color

#AFCAAA rgb(175, 202, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (175, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#AFCAAA color codes

HEX	`#AFCAAA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -15.09, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 19.9, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.054, 54.257, 46.069)`
Decimal	`11520682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCAAA, 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 #AFCAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #AFCAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcaaa; }
.text { color: #afcaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcaaa, #aacab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AFCAAA?: #AFCAAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCAAA?: The RGB value is 175, 202, 170: 175 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCAAA?: The complementary color is #C5AACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.