What color is #AFD8B2?

#AFD8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD8B2?

The RGB value is 175, 216, 178: 175 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD8B2?

The complementary color is #D8AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD8B2 color

#AFD8B2 rgb(175, 216, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFD8B2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 84.7% green and 69.8% blue (175, 216, 178).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#AFD8B2 color codes

HEX	`#AFD8B2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 216, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 84.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.61, -20.71, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.61, 25.21, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.269, 61.439, 51.321)`
Decimal	`11524274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD8B2, 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 #AFD8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #AFD8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd8b2; }
.text { color: #afd8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 216 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd8b2, #afd8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFD8B2?: #AFD8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD8B2?: The RGB value is 175, 216, 178: 175 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD8B2?: The complementary color is #D8AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.