What color is #AFD597?

#AFD597 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD597?

The RGB value is 175, 213, 151: 175 red, 213 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD597?

The complementary color is #BD97D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD597 color

#AFD597 rgb(175, 213, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD597 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.5% green and 59.2% blue (175, 213, 151).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#AFD597 color codes

HEX	`#AFD597`
RGB	`rgb(175, 213, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -23.66, 26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 35.65, 131.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.058, 58.936, 38.169)`
Decimal	`11523479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD597, 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 #AFD597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #AFD597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd597; }
.text { color: #afd597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 213 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd597, #97d59e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD597?: #AFD597 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD597?: The RGB value is 175, 213, 151: 175 red, 213 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD597?: The complementary color is #BD97D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.