What color is #AFCEC7?

#AFCEC7 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 #AFCEC7?

The RGB value is 175, 206, 199: 175 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCEC7?

The complementary color is #CEAFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCEC7 color

#AFCEC7 rgb(175, 206, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCEC7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.8% green and 78% blue (175, 206, 199).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#AFCEC7 color codes

HEX	`#AFCEC7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 206, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.39, -11.7, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.39, 11.7, 179.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.057, 57.379, 62.46)`
Decimal	`11521735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCEC7, 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 #AFCEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #AFCEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcec7; }
.text { color: #afcec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 206 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcec7, #afc5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCEC7?: #AFCEC7 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 #AFCEC7?: The RGB value is 175, 206, 199: 175 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCEC7?: The complementary color is #CEAFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.