What color is #AFDBCD?

#AFDBCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFDBCD?

The RGB value is 175, 219, 205: 175 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFDBCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFDBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFDBCD color

#AFDBCD rgb(175, 219, 205)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (175, 219, 205).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#AFDBCD color codes

HEX	`#AFDBCD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 219, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 85.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -17.11, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 17.25, 172.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.027, 64.183, 67.288)`
Decimal	`11525069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFDBCD, 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 #AFDBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFDBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #AFDBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afdbcd; }
.text { color: #afdbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afdbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 219 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afdbcd, #afd3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #AFDBCD?: #AFDBCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFDBCD?: The RGB value is 175, 219, 205: 175 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFDBCD?: The complementary color is #DBAFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFDBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.