What color is #AFCBB1?

#AFCBB1 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 #AFCBB1?

The RGB value is 175, 203, 177: 175 red, 203 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCBB1?

The complementary color is #CBAFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCBB1 color

#AFCBB1 rgb(175, 203, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCBB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.6% green and 69.4% blue (175, 203, 177).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#AFCBB1 color codes

HEX	`#AFCBB1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 203, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, -14.36, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 17.41, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.969, 54.999, 49.728)`
Decimal	`11520945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCBB1, 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 #AFCBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #AFCBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcbb1; }
.text { color: #afcbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 203 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcbb1, #afcbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AFCBB1?: #AFCBB1 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 #AFCBB1?: The RGB value is 175, 203, 177: 175 red, 203 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCBB1?: The complementary color is #CBAFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.