Information about #AFC9A6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFC9A6 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 201, 166) — 68.6% red, 78.8% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 14 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFC9A6 presents itself as a calm, restrained chartreuse — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Meredith (#A8BFA6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) and McCrorey Green (#A8CBB0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 201, 166)), which gives #AFC9A6 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AFC9A6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFC9A6 color variations

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

#AFC9A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFC9A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFC9A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFC9A6 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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#AFC9A6 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 #AFC9A6

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

Meredith color link
Meredith

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Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Ittihad House & Garden Abu Dhabi Green color link
Ittihad House & Garden Abu Dhabi Green

#A1BFA2

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

#AFC9A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFC9A6
  • RGB175, 201, 166
  • CMYK10, 0, 14, 21
  • CSSrgb(175, 201, 166)
  • HSL105°, 24%, 72%
  • HSL Precise104.571°, 24.476%, 71.961%
  • HSV105°, 17%, 79%
  • HSB105°, 17%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.788, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.788, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.788, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFC9A6
  • DECIMAL ID11520422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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