What color is #AFAEC3?

#AFAEC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAEC3?

The RGB value is 175, 174, 195: 175 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAEC3?

The complementary color is #C2C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAEC3 color

#AFAEC3 rgb(175, 174, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAEC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.2% green and 76.5% blue (175, 174, 195).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#AFAEC3 color codes

HEX	`#AFAEC3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 174, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 4.49, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 11.46, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.664, 43.326, 57.734)`
Decimal	`11513539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAEC3, 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 #AFAEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #AFAEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaec3; }
.text { color: #afaec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 174 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaec3, #baaec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAEC3?: #AFAEC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAEC3?: The RGB value is 175, 174, 195: 175 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAEC3?: The complementary color is #C2C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.