What color is #AFCEAE?

#AFCEAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCEAE?

The RGB value is 175, 206, 174: 175 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFCEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCEAE color

#AFCEAE rgb(175, 206, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.8% green and 68.2% blue (175, 206, 174).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#AFCEAE color codes

HEX	`#AFCEAE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 206, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.79, -16.42, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.79, 20.64, 142.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.389, 56.312, 48.409)`
Decimal	`11521710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCEAE, 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 #AFCEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #AFCEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afceae; }
.text { color: #afceae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afceae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 206 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afceae, #aecebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFCEAE?: #AFCEAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCEAE?: The RGB value is 175, 206, 174: 175 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCEAE?: The complementary color is #CDAECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.