What color is #AFCAB3?

#AFCAB3 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 #AFCAB3?

The RGB value is 175, 202, 179: 175 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCAB3?

The complementary color is #CAAFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCAB3?

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.

#AFCAB3 color

#AFCAB3 rgb(175, 202, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCAB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.2% green and 70.2% blue (175, 202, 179).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFCAB3 color codes

HEX	`#AFCAB3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 202, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, -13.48, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 15.91, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.935, 54.609, 50.707)`
Decimal	`11520691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCAB3, 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 #AFCAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCAB3 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 #AFCAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcab3; }
.text { color: #afcab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 202 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcab3, #afcac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCAB3?: #AFCAB3 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 #AFCAB3?: The RGB value is 175, 202, 179: 175 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCAB3?: The complementary color is #CAAFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCAB3?: 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.