What color is #AFD2C8?

#AFD2C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD2C8?

The RGB value is 175, 210, 200: 175 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD2C8?

The complementary color is #D2AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD2C8 color

#AFD2C8 rgb(175, 210, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD2C8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 82.4% green and 78.4% blue (175, 210, 200).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#AFD2C8 color codes

HEX	`#AFD2C8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 210, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 82.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, -13.55, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 13.6, 175.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.148, 59.376, 63.398)`
Decimal	`11522760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD2C8, 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 #AFD2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #AFD2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd2c8; }
.text { color: #afd2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 210 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd2c8, #afcad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFD2C8?: #AFD2C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD2C8?: The RGB value is 175, 210, 200: 175 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD2C8?: The complementary color is #D2AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.