What color is #AFD2B9?

#AFD2B9 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 #AFD2B9?

The RGB value is 175, 210, 185: 175 red, 210 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD2B9?

The complementary color is #D2AFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD2B9 color

#AFD2B9 rgb(175, 210, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD2B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 82.4% green and 72.5% blue (175, 210, 185).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#AFD2B9 color codes

HEX	`#AFD2B9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 210, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 82.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, -16.44, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 18.54, 152.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.481, 58.709, 54.615)`
Decimal	`11522745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD2B9, 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 #AFD2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #AFD2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd2b9; }
.text { color: #afd2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 210 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd2b9, #afd2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD2B9?: #AFD2B9 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 #AFD2B9?: The RGB value is 175, 210, 185: 175 red, 210 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD2B9?: The complementary color is #D2AFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.