What color is #AFDDB5?

#AFDDB5 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 #AFDDB5?

The RGB value is 175, 221, 181: 175 red, 221 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFDDB5?

The complementary color is #DDAFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFDDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFDDB5 color

#AFDDB5 rgb(175, 221, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFDDB5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 86.7% green and 71% blue (175, 221, 181).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#AFDDB5 color codes

HEX	`#AFDDB5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 221, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 86.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 40%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.05, -22.64, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.05, 27.06, 146.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.874, 64.162, 53.358)`
Decimal	`11525557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFDDB5, 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 #AFDDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFDDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #AFDDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afddb5; }
.text { color: #afddb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afddb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 221 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afddb5, #afddcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFDDB5?: #AFDDB5 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 #AFDDB5?: The RGB value is 175, 221, 181: 175 red, 221 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFDDB5?: The complementary color is #DDAFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFDDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.