What color is #AFAFBD?

#AFAFBD 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 #AFAFBD?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 189: 175 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFBD color

#AFAFBD rgb(175, 175, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 74.1% blue (175, 175, 189).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#AFAFBD color codes

HEX	`#AFAFBD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, 2.72, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 7.62, 290.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.193, 43.448, 54.298)`
Decimal	`11513789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFBD, 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 #AFAFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #AFAFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafbd; }
.text { color: #afafbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafbd, #b6afbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFAFBD?: #AFAFBD 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 #AFAFBD?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 189: 175 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFBD?: The complementary color is #BDBDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.