What color is #AFCBA6?

#AFCBA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCBA6?

The RGB value is 175, 203, 166: 175 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCBA6?

The complementary color is #C2A6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCBA6?

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.

#AFCBA6 color

#AFCBA6 rgb(175, 203, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCBA6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.6% green and 65.1% blue (175, 203, 166).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AFCBA6 color codes

HEX	`#AFCBA6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 203, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, -16.28, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 22.4, 136.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.917, 54.578, 44.185)`
Decimal	`11520934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCBA6, 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 #AFCBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCBA6 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 #AFCBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcba6; }
.text { color: #afcba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 203 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcba6, #a6cbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AFCBA6?: #AFCBA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCBA6?: The RGB value is 175, 203, 166: 175 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCBA6?: The complementary color is #C2A6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCBA6?: 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.