What color is #AFABBF?

#AFABBF 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 #AFABBF?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 191: 175 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFABBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFABBF color

#AFABBF rgb(175, 171, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 74.9% blue (175, 171, 191).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% 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 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#AFABBF color codes

HEX	`#AFABBF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, 5.31, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 11.05, 298.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.644, 42.001, 55.193)`
Decimal	`11512767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABBF, 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 #AFABBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #AFABBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afabbf; }
.text { color: #afabbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afabbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afabbf, #b9abbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFABBF?: #AFABBF 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 #AFABBF?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 191: 175 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABBF?: The complementary color is #BBBFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.