What color is #AFB3BE?

#AFB3BE 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 #AFB3BE?

The RGB value is 175, 179, 190: 175 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB3BE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFB3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB3BE color

#AFB3BE rgb(175, 179, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB3BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.2% green and 74.5% blue (175, 179, 190).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#AFB3BE color codes

HEX	`#AFB3BE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 179, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, 0.75, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 6.11, 277.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.092, 45.072, 55.135)`
Decimal	`11514814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB3BE, 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 #AFB3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #AFB3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb3be; }
.text { color: #afb3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 179 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb3be, #b3afbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFB3BE?: #AFB3BE 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 #AFB3BE?: The RGB value is 175, 179, 190: 175 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB3BE?: The complementary color is #BEBAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.