What color is #AFDEAE?

#AFDEAE 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 #AFDEAE?

The RGB value is 175, 222, 174: 175 red, 222 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFDEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFDEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFDEAE color

#AFDEAE rgb(175, 222, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 87.1% green and 68.2% blue (175, 222, 174).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#AFDEAE color codes

HEX	`#AFDEAE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 222, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 87.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.18, -24.35, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.18, 30.68, 142.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.438, 64.411, 49.759)`
Decimal	`11525806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFDEAE, 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 #AFDEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFDEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #AFDEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afdeae; }
.text { color: #afdeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afdeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 222 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afdeae, #aedec5); }

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Questions

What color is #AFDEAE?: #AFDEAE 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 #AFDEAE?: The RGB value is 175, 222, 174: 175 red, 222 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFDEAE?: The complementary color is #DDAEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFDEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.