What color is #AFADB7?

#AFADB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFADB7?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 183: 175 red, 173 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADB7?

The complementary color is #B5B7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFADB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFADB7 color

#AFADB7 rgb(175, 173, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFADB7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 71.8% blue (175, 173, 183).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#AFADB7 color codes

HEX	`#AFADB7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 2.62, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 5.52, 298.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.168, 42.42, 50.81)`
Decimal	`11513271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFADB7, 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 #AFADB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFADB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #AFADB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afadb7; }
.text { color: #afadb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afadb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afadb7, #b4adb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFADB7?: #AFADB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFADB7?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 183: 175 red, 173 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADB7?: The complementary color is #B5B7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.