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#AFBC8A closest to Nile

#AFBC8A is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Nile. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(175, 188, 138)). Its HSL value is 76° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black. #AFBC8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.38:1.

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#AFBC8A color conversion

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Variations of #AFBC8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AFBC8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AFBC8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFBC8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1B68C
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B687
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEB888
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1B68C
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB88B
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4B7AF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BA9C
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B8AD

#AFBC8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#AFBC8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.38:1 Very good#AFBC8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBC8A in CSS

/* Nile */
.color { color: #AFBC8A; }
.background { background-color: #AFBC8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFBC8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 188 138);
color: hsl(76 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.069 119.9);

#AFBC8A FAQ

What color is #AFBC8A?

#AFBC8A is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Nile. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AFBC8A?

#AFBC8A is rgb(175, 188, 138) in RGB, hsl(76, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBC8A?

The complementary color of #AFBC8A is #978ABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBC8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBC8A: 10.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBC8A a warm or cool color?

#AFBC8A is a cool color.