What color is #AFACC5?

#AFACC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFACC5?

The RGB value is 175, 172, 197: 175 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFACC5?

The complementary color is #C2C5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFACC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFACC5 color

#AFACC5 rgb(175, 172, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFACC5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green and 77.3% blue (175, 172, 197).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#AFACC5 color codes

HEX	`#AFACC5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 172, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, 6, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 13.71, 295.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.508, 42.65, 58.805)`
Decimal	`11513029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFACC5, 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 #AFACC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFACC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #AFACC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afacc5; }
.text { color: #afacc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afacc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 172 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afacc5, #bbacc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFACC5?: #AFACC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFACC5?: The RGB value is 175, 172, 197: 175 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFACC5?: The complementary color is #C2C5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFACC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.