What color is #AFD4CB?

#AFD4CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD4CB?

The RGB value is 175, 212, 203: 175 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD4CB?

The complementary color is #D4AFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD4CB color

#AFD4CB rgb(175, 212, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AFD4CB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.1% green and 79.6% blue (175, 212, 203).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#AFD4CB color codes

HEX	`#AFD4CB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 212, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, -13.97, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 13.98, 178.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.999, 60.511, 65.428)`
Decimal	`11523275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD4CB, 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 #AFD4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #AFD4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd4cb; }
.text { color: #afd4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 212 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd4cb, #afcbd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFD4CB?: #AFD4CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD4CB?: The RGB value is 175, 212, 203: 175 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD4CB?: The complementary color is #D4AFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.