What color is #AFEBCA?

#AFEBCA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFEBCA?

The RGB value is 175, 235, 202: 175 red, 235 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFEBCA?

The complementary color is #EBAFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFEBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFEBCA color

#AFEBCA rgb(175, 235, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 92.2% green and 79.2% blue (175, 235, 202).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Splashes (#B0EFCE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#AFEBCA color codes

HEX	`#AFEBCA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 235, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 92.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.35, -25.57, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.35, 27.43, 158.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.045, 72.793, 66.858)`
Decimal	`11529162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFEBCA, 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 #AFEBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFEBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #AFEBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afebca; }
.text { color: #afebca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afebca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 235 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afebca, #afebe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFEBCA?: #AFEBCA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFEBCA?: The RGB value is 175, 235, 202: 175 red, 235 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFEBCA?: The complementary color is #EBAFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFEBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.