What color is #AFADC4?

#AFADC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFADC4?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 196: 175 red, 173 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADC4?

The complementary color is #C2C4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFADC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFADC4 color

#AFADC4 rgb(175, 173, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFADC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 76.9% blue (175, 173, 196).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#AFADC4 color codes

HEX	`#AFADC4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, 5.24, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 12.58, 294.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.585, 42.986, 58.268)`
Decimal	`11513284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFADC4, 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 #AFADC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFADC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #AFADC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afadc4; }
.text { color: #afadc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afadc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afadc4, #bbadc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFADC4?: #AFADC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFADC4?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 196: 175 red, 173 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADC4?: The complementary color is #C2C4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.