What color is #AFCCC6?

#AFCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCCC6?

The RGB value is 175, 204, 198: 175 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCCC6?

The complementary color is #CCAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCCC6 color

#AFCCC6 rgb(175, 204, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80% green and 77.6% blue (175, 204, 198).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#AFCCC6 color codes

HEX	`#AFCCC6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 204, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, -10.87, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 10.88, 181.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.463, 56.376, 61.691)`
Decimal	`11521222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCCC6, 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 #AFCCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #AFCCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afccc6; }
.text { color: #afccc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afccc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 204 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afccc6, #afc3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCCC6?: #AFCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCCC6?: The RGB value is 175, 204, 198: 175 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCCC6?: The complementary color is #CCAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.