What color is #AFD6A5?

#AFD6A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD6A5?

The RGB value is 175, 214, 165: 175 red, 214 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD6A5?

The complementary color is #CCA5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD6A5 color

#AFD6A5 rgb(175, 214, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD6A5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.9% green and 64.7% blue (175, 214, 165).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 37% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#AFD6A5 color codes

HEX	`#AFD6A5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 214, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 37%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.8, -21.94, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.8, 29.74, 137.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.516, 59.923, 44.6)`
Decimal	`11523749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD6A5, 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 #AFD6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #AFD6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd6a5; }
.text { color: #afd6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 214 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd6a5, #a5d6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFD6A5?: #AFD6A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD6A5?: The RGB value is 175, 214, 165: 175 red, 214 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD6A5?: The complementary color is #CCA5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.