What color is #AFCDBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFCDBE?

The RGB value is 175, 205, 190: 175 red, 205 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCDBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFCDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCDBE color

#AFCDBE rgb(175, 205, 190)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.4% green and 74.5% blue (175, 205, 190).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 12.3:1).

#AFCDBE color codes

HEX	`#AFCDBE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 205, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, -12.96, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 13.59, 162.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.803, 56.493, 57.038)`
Decimal	`11521470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCDBE, 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 #AFCDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #AFCDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcdbe; }
.text { color: #afcdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 205 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcdbe, #afcdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCDBE?: #AFCDBE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCDBE?: The RGB value is 175, 205, 190: 175 red, 205 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCDBE?: The complementary color is #CDAFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.