What color is #AFCBE5?

#AFCBE5 is a light, moderate azure known as Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Featherbed?

The RGB value is 175, 203, 229: 175 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Featherbed?

The complementary color is #E5C9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Featherbed color: hex code #AFCBE5

#AFCBE5 rgb(175, 203, 229)

Shades of blue

Featherbed has the hex code #AFCBE5. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.6% green and 89.8% blue (175, 203, 229).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

Featherbed (#AFCBE5) color codes

HEX	`#AFCBE5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 203, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -3.74, -15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 16.4, 256.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.174, 57.481, 82.407)`
Decimal	`11520997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Featherbed, 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 #AFCBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #AFCBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcbe5; }
.text { color: #afcbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 203 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcbe5, #afb0e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AFCBE5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFCBE5?: #AFCBE5 is a light, moderate azure known as Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Featherbed?: The RGB value is 175, 203, 229: 175 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Featherbed?: The complementary color is #E5C9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.