What color is #AFE6BA?

#AFE6BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFE6BA?

The RGB value is 175, 230, 186: 175 red, 230 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFE6BA?

The complementary color is #E6AFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFE6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFE6BA color

#AFE6BA rgb(175, 230, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFE6BA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 90.2% green and 72.9% blue (175, 230, 186).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 52% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#AFE6BA color codes

HEX	`#AFE6BA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 230, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 90.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 52%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, -26.12, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 30.54, 148.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.836, 69.251, 56.922)`
Decimal	`11527866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFE6BA, 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 #AFE6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFE6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #AFE6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afe6ba; }
.text { color: #afe6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afe6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 230 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afe6ba, #afe6d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFE6BA?: #AFE6BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFE6BA?: The RGB value is 175, 230, 186: 175 red, 230 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFE6BA?: The complementary color is #E6AFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFE6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.