What color is #AFCCBB?

#AFCCBB 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 #AFCCBB?

The RGB value is 175, 204, 187: 175 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCCBB?

The complementary color is #CCAFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCCBB color

#AFCCBB rgb(175, 204, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (175, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#AFCCBB color codes

HEX	`#AFCCBB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, -13.02, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 14.02, 158.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.24, 55.887, 55.25)`
Decimal	`11521211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCCBB, 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 #AFCCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #AFCCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afccbb; }
.text { color: #afccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afccbb, #afccca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCCBB?: #AFCCBB 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 #AFCCBB?: The RGB value is 175, 204, 187: 175 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCCBB?: The complementary color is #CCAFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.