What color is #AFFFC0?

#AFFFC0 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFFFC0?

The RGB value is 175, 255, 192: 175 red, 255 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFFFC0?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFFFC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFFFC0 color

#AFFFC0 rgb(175, 255, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFFFC0 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 100% green and 75.3% blue (175, 255, 192).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Mint (#B6FFBB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#AFFFC0 color codes

HEX	`#AFFFC0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 255, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 100%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.64, -36.75, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.64, 43.1, 148.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.95, 84.437, 62.84)`
Decimal	`11534272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFFFC0, 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 #AFFFC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFFFC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #AFFFC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afffc0; }
.text { color: #afffc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afffc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 255 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afffc0, #afffe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #AFFFC0?: #AFFFC0 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFFFC0?: The RGB value is 175, 255, 192: 175 red, 255 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFFFC0?: The complementary color is #FFAFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFFFC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.