What color is #AFADBC?

#AFADBC 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 #AFADBC?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 188: 175 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFADBC?

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.

#AFADBC color

#AFADBC rgb(175, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (175, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFADBC color codes

HEX	`#AFADBC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.3, 3.61, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.3, 8.23, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.698, 42.632, 53.599)`
Decimal	`11513276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#AFADBC 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 #AFADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afadbc; }
.text { color: #afadbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afadbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afadbc, #b7adbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFADBC?: #AFADBC 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 #AFADBC?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 188: 175 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADBC?: The complementary color is #BABCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADBC?: 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.