What color is #AFABBE?

#AFABBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFABBE?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 190: 175 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFABBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFABBE color

#AFABBE rgb(175, 171, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFABBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 74.5% blue (175, 171, 190).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#AFABBE color codes

HEX	`#AFABBE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.84, 5.11, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.84, 10.51, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.535, 41.957, 54.616)`
Decimal	`11512766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABBE, 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 #AFABBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #AFABBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afabbe; }
.text { color: #afabbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afabbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afabbe, #b9abbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFABBE?: #AFABBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFABBE?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 190: 175 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABBE?: The complementary color is #BABEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.