What color is #AFAACB?

#AFAACB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAACB?

The RGB value is 175, 170, 203: 175 red, 170 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAACB?

The complementary color is #C6CBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAACB color

#AFAACB rgb(175, 170, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFAACB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 79.6% blue (175, 170, 203).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#AFAACB color codes

HEX	`#AFAACB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, 8.37, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 18.16, 297.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.831, 42.175, 62.372)`
Decimal	`11512523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAACB, 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 #AFAACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #AFAACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaacb; }
.text { color: #afaacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 170 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaacb, #c0aacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAACB?: #AFAACB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAACB?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 203: 175 red, 170 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAACB?: The complementary color is #C6CBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.