What color is #AFADCD?

#AFADCD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFADCD?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 205: 175 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFADCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFADCD color

#AFADCD rgb(175, 173, 205)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 80.4% blue (175, 173, 205).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#AFADCD color codes

HEX	`#AFADCD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 7.15, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 17.48, 294.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.64, 43.408, 63.825)`
Decimal	`11513293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFADCD, 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 #AFADCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFADCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #AFADCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afadcd; }
.text { color: #afadcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afadcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afadcd, #bfadcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFADCD?: #AFADCD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFADCD?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 205: 175 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADCD?: The complementary color is #CBCDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.