What color is #AFAFBE?

#AFAFBE 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 #AFAFBE?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 190: 175 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFBE color

#AFAFBE rgb(175, 175, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 74.5% blue (175, 175, 190).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#AFAFBE color codes

HEX	`#AFAFBE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, 2.92, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 8.17, 290.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.302, 43.491, 54.871)`
Decimal	`11513790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFBE, 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 #AFAFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #AFAFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafbe; }
.text { color: #afafbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafbe, #b6afbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFAFBE?: #AFAFBE 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 #AFAFBE?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 190: 175 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFBE?: The complementary color is #BEBEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.