What color is #AFDBBC?

#AFDBBC 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 #AFDBBC?

The RGB value is 175, 219, 188: 175 red, 219 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFDBBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFDBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFDBBC color

#AFDBBC rgb(175, 219, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 85.9% green and 73.7% blue (175, 219, 188).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#AFDBBC color codes

HEX	`#AFDBBC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 219, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 85.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, -20.39, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 22.97, 152.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.085, 63.406, 57.062)`
Decimal	`11525052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFDBBC, 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 #AFDBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFDBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #AFDBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afdbbc; }
.text { color: #afdbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afdbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 219 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afdbbc, #afdbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFDBBC?: #AFDBBC 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 #AFDBBC?: The RGB value is 175, 219, 188: 175 red, 219 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFDBBC?: The complementary color is #DBAFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFDBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.