What color is #AFB0BD?

#AFB0BD 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 #AFB0BD?

The RGB value is 175, 176, 189: 175 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB0BD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFB0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB0BD color

#AFB0BD rgb(175, 176, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB0BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69% green and 74.1% blue (175, 176, 189).

Its hue angle is 236°, 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#AFB0BD color codes

HEX	`#AFB0BD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 176, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.12, 2.18, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.12, 7.08, 287.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.388, 43.839, 54.363)`
Decimal	`11514045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB0BD, 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 #AFB0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #AFB0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb0bd; }
.text { color: #afb0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 176 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb0bd, #b5afbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFB0BD?: #AFB0BD 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 #AFB0BD?: The RGB value is 175, 176, 189: 175 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB0BD?: The complementary color is #BDBCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.