What color is #AFD0BF?

#AFD0BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD0BF?

The RGB value is 175, 208, 191: 175 red, 208 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD0BF?

The complementary color is #D0AFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD0BF color

#AFD0BF rgb(175, 208, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD0BF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 81.6% green and 74.9% blue (175, 208, 191).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#AFD0BF color codes

HEX	`#AFD0BF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 208, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 81.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, -14.3, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 15.08, 161.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.637, 57.986, 57.857)`
Decimal	`11522239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD0BF, 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 #AFD0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #AFD0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd0bf; }
.text { color: #afd0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 208 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd0bf, #afd0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFD0BF?: #AFD0BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD0BF?: The RGB value is 175, 208, 191: 175 red, 208 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD0BF?: The complementary color is #D0AFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.