What color is #AFCD8B?

#AFCD8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCD8B?

The RGB value is 175, 205, 139: 175 red, 205 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCD8B?

The complementary color is #A98BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCD8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCD8B color

#AFCD8B rgb(175, 205, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCD8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.4% green and 54.5% blue (175, 205, 139).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#AFCD8B color codes

HEX	`#AFCD8B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 205, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.83, -21.48, 29.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.83, 36.61, 125.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.17, 54.64, 32.641)`
Decimal	`11521419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCD8B, 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 #AFCD8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCD8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #AFCD8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcd8b; }
.text { color: #afcd8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcd8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 205 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcd8b, #8ecd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AFCD8B?: #AFCD8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCD8B?: The RGB value is 175, 205, 139: 175 red, 205 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCD8B?: The complementary color is #A98BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCD8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.