What color is #AFE8BD?

#AFE8BD 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 #AFE8BD?

The RGB value is 175, 232, 189: 175 red, 232 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFE8BD?

The complementary color is #E8AFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFE8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFE8BD color

#AFE8BD rgb(175, 232, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFE8BD is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 91% green and 74.1% blue (175, 232, 189).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#AFE8BD color codes

HEX	`#AFE8BD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 232, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 91%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, -26.54, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 30.55, 150.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.718, 70.499, 58.806)`
Decimal	`11528381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFE8BD, 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 #AFE8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFE8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #AFE8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afe8bd; }
.text { color: #afe8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afe8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 232 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afe8bd, #afe8d9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFE8BD?: #AFE8BD 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 #AFE8BD?: The RGB value is 175, 232, 189: 175 red, 232 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFE8BD?: The complementary color is #E8AFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFE8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.