What color is #AFE298?

#AFE298 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFE298?

The RGB value is 175, 226, 152: 175 red, 226 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFE298?

The complementary color is #CB98E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFE298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFE298 color

#AFE298 rgb(175, 226, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFE298 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 88.6% green and 59.6% blue (175, 226, 152).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#AFE298 color codes

HEX	`#AFE298`
RGB	`rgb(175, 226, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 88.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, -29.75, 31.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 42.97, 133.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.542, 65.772, 39.732)`
Decimal	`11526808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFE298, 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 #AFE298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFE298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #AFE298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afe298; }
.text { color: #afe298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afe298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 226 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afe298, #98e2a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AFE298?: #AFE298 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFE298?: The RGB value is 175, 226, 152: 175 red, 226 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFE298?: The complementary color is #CB98E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFE298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.