Information about #AFBCAA color

#AFBCAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBCAA falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 188, 170) — 68.6% red, 73.7% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 7 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFBCAA reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Diana Green (#B1B5A9) and Meredith (#A8BFA6).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 188, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFBCAA: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #AFBCAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFBCAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFBCAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBCAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBCAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBCAA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

#AFBCAA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFBCAA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

#AFBCAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBCAA
  • RGB175, 188, 170
  • CMYK5, 0, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(175, 188, 170)
  • HSL103°, 12%, 70%
  • HSL Precise103.333°, 11.842%, 70.196%
  • HSV103°, 10%, 74%
  • HSB103°, 10%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.737, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.737, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.737, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBCAA
  • DECIMAL ID11517098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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