What color is #AFD4CC?

#AFD4CC 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 #AFD4CC?

The RGB value is 175, 212, 204: 175 red, 212 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD4CC?

The complementary color is #D4AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD4CC color

#AFD4CC rgb(175, 212, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AFD4CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.1% green and 80% blue (175, 212, 204).

Its hue angle is 167°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#AFD4CC color codes

HEX	`#AFD4CC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 212, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, -13.77, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 13.77, 180.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.119, 60.559, 66.058)`
Decimal	`11523276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD4CC, 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 #AFD4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #AFD4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd4cc; }
.text { color: #afd4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 212 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd4cc, #afc9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFD4CC?: #AFD4CC 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 #AFD4CC?: The RGB value is 175, 212, 204: 175 red, 212 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD4CC?: The complementary color is #D4AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.