What color is #AFD7C7?

#AFD7C7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD7C7?

The RGB value is 175, 215, 199: 175 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD7C7?

The complementary color is #D7AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD7C7 color

#AFD7C7 rgb(175, 215, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD7C7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 84.3% green and 78% blue (175, 215, 199).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#AFD7C7 color codes

HEX	`#AFD7C7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 215, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 84.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.83, -16.29, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.83, 16.67, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.286, 61.837, 63.203)`
Decimal	`11524039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD7C7, 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 #AFD7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #AFD7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd7c7; }
.text { color: #afd7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 215 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd7c7, #afd3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AFD7C7?: #AFD7C7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD7C7?: The RGB value is 175, 215, 199: 175 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD7C7?: The complementary color is #D7AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.