What color is #AFD1BA?

#AFD1BA 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 #AFD1BA?

The RGB value is 175, 209, 186: 175 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD1BA?

The complementary color is #D1AFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD1BA color

#AFD1BA rgb(175, 209, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD1BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 82% green and 72.9% blue (175, 209, 186).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#AFD1BA color codes

HEX	`#AFD1BA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 209, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 82%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -15.75, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 17.52, 154.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.34, 58.259, 55.09)`
Decimal	`11522490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD1BA, 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 #AFD1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #AFD1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd1ba; }
.text { color: #afd1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 209 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd1ba, #afd1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD1BA?: #AFD1BA 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 #AFD1BA?: The RGB value is 175, 209, 186: 175 red, 209 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD1BA?: The complementary color is #D1AFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.