What color is #AFEDBA?

#AFEDBA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFEDBA?

The RGB value is 175, 237, 186: 175 red, 237 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFEDBA?

The complementary color is #EDAFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFEDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFEDBA color

#AFEDBA rgb(175, 237, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 92.9% green and 72.9% blue (175, 237, 186).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#AFEDBA color codes

HEX	`#AFEDBA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 237, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 92.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.56, -29.46, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.56, 34.8, 147.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.824, 73.225, 57.585)`
Decimal	`11529658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFEDBA, 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 #AFEDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFEDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #AFEDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afedba; }
.text { color: #afedba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afedba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 237 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afedba, #afedd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFEDBA?: #AFEDBA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFEDBA?: The RGB value is 175, 237, 186: 175 red, 237 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFEDBA?: The complementary color is #EDAFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFEDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.