What color is #AFD4AA?

#AFD4AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD4AA?

The RGB value is 175, 212, 170: 175 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD4AA?

The complementary color is #CFAAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD4AA color

#AFD4AA rgb(175, 212, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD4AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.1% green and 66.7% blue (175, 212, 170).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#AFD4AA color codes

HEX	`#AFD4AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 212, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -20.12, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 26.22, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.477, 59.102, 46.876)`
Decimal	`11523242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD4AA, 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 #AFD4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #AFD4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd4aa; }
.text { color: #afd4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 212 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd4aa, #aad4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFD4AA?: #AFD4AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD4AA?: The RGB value is 175, 212, 170: 175 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD4AA?: The complementary color is #CFAAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.