What color is #AFAECB?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFAECB?

The RGB value is 175, 174, 203: 175 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAECB color

#AFAECB rgb(175, 174, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (175, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#AFAECB color codes

HEX	`#AFAECB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, 6.17, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 15.81, 292.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.592, 43.697, 62.626)`
Decimal	`11513547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAECB, 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 #AFAECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #AFAECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaecb; }
.text { color: #afaecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaecb, #beaecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAECB?: #AFAECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAECB?: The RGB value is 175, 174, 203: 175 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAECB?: The complementary color is #CACBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.