What color is #AFD0A1?

#AFD0A1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD0A1?

The RGB value is 175, 208, 161: 175 red, 208 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD0A1?

The complementary color is #C2A1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD0A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD0A1 color

#AFD0A1 rgb(175, 208, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD0A1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 81.6% green and 63.1% blue (175, 208, 161).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#AFD0A1 color codes

HEX	`#AFD0A1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 208, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 81.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 23%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, -19.63, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 27.87, 134.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.667, 56.798, 42.216)`
Decimal	`11522209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD0A1, 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 #AFD0A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD0A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #AFD0A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd0a1; }
.text { color: #afd0a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd0a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 208 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd0a1, #a1d0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD0A1?: #AFD0A1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD0A1?: The RGB value is 175, 208, 161: 175 red, 208 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD0A1?: The complementary color is #C2A1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD0A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.