What color is #AFD7B5?

#AFD7B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD7B5?

The RGB value is 175, 215, 181: 175 red, 215 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD7B5?

The complementary color is #D7AFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD7B5 color

#AFD7B5 rgb(175, 215, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD7B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 84.3% green and 71% blue (175, 215, 181).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#AFD7B5 color codes

HEX	`#AFD7B5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 215, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 84.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, -19.68, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 23.31, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.318, 61.05, 52.84)`
Decimal	`11524021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD7B5, 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 #AFD7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #AFD7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd7b5; }
.text { color: #afd7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 215 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd7b5, #afd7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFD7B5?: #AFD7B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD7B5?: The RGB value is 175, 215, 181: 175 red, 215 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD7B5?: The complementary color is #D7AFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.