What color is #AFAFC1?

#AFAFC1 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 #AFAFC1?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 193: 175 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFC1?

The complementary color is #C1C1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFC1 color

#AFAFC1 rgb(175, 175, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAFC1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (175, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#AFAFC1 color codes

HEX	`#AFAFC1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 3.53, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 9.8, 291.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.633, 43.624, 56.616)`
Decimal	`11513793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFC1, 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 #AFAFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #AFAFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafc1; }
.text { color: #afafc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafc1, #b8afc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAFC1?: #AFAFC1 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 #AFAFC1?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 193: 175 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFC1?: The complementary color is #C1C1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.