What color is #AFADBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFADBA?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 186: 175 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADBA?

The complementary color is #B8BAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFADBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFADBA color

#AFADBA rgb(175, 173, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 72.9% blue (175, 173, 186).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#AFADBA color codes

HEX	`#AFADBA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 3.21, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 7.14, 296.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.484, 42.546, 52.472)`
Decimal	`11513274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFADBA, 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 #AFADBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFADBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #AFADBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afadba; }
.text { color: #afadba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afadba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afadba, #b5adba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFADBA?: #AFADBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFADBA?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 186: 175 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADBA?: The complementary color is #B8BAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.