What color is #AFCCB4?

#AFCCB4 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 #AFCCB4?

The RGB value is 175, 204, 180: 175 red, 204 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCCB4?

The complementary color is #CCAFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCCB4 color

#AFCCB4 rgb(175, 204, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCCB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80% green and 70.6% blue (175, 204, 180).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#AFCCB4 color codes

HEX	`#AFCCB4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 204, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, -14.32, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 16.77, 148.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.508, 55.594, 51.399)`
Decimal	`11521204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCCB4, 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 #AFCCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #AFCCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afccb4; }
.text { color: #afccb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afccb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 204 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afccb4, #afccc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCCB4?: #AFCCB4 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 #AFCCB4?: The RGB value is 175, 204, 180: 175 red, 204 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCCB4?: The complementary color is #CCAFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.