What color is #AFD5BA?

#AFD5BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD5BA?

The RGB value is 175, 213, 186: 175 red, 213 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD5BA?

The complementary color is #D5AFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD5BA color

#AFD5BA rgb(175, 213, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD5BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.5% green and 72.9% blue (175, 213, 186).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#AFD5BA color codes

HEX	`#AFD5BA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 213, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -17.77, 9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 20.02, 152.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.334, 60.246, 55.422)`
Decimal	`11523514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD5BA, 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 #AFD5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #AFD5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd5ba; }
.text { color: #afd5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 213 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd5ba, #afd5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD5BA?: #AFD5BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD5BA?: The RGB value is 175, 213, 186: 175 red, 213 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD5BA?: The complementary color is #D5AFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.