What color is #AFD6BE?

#AFD6BE 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 #AFD6BE?

The RGB value is 175, 214, 190: 175 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD6BE?

The complementary color is #D6AFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD6BE color

#AFD6BE rgb(175, 214, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD6BE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 83.9% green and 74.5% blue (175, 214, 190).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 13.18:1).

#AFD6BE color codes

HEX	`#AFD6BE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 214, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 83.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, -17.52, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 19.11, 156.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.018, 60.923, 57.777)`
Decimal	`11523774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD6BE, 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 #AFD6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #AFD6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd6be; }
.text { color: #afd6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 214 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd6be, #afd6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD6BE?: #AFD6BE 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 #AFD6BE?: The RGB value is 175, 214, 190: 175 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD6BE?: The complementary color is #D6AFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.