What color is #AFB6CE?

#AFB6CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB6CE?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 206: 175 red, 182 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB6CE?

The complementary color is #CEC7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB6CE color

#AFB6CE rgb(175, 182, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFB6CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 80.8% blue (175, 182, 206).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#AFB6CE color codes

HEX	`#AFB6CE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, 2.45, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 13.15, 280.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.545, 47.025, 65.058)`
Decimal	`11515598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB6CE, 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 #AFB6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #AFB6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb6ce; }
.text { color: #afb6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb6ce, #b8afce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFB6CE?: #AFB6CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB6CE?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 206: 175 red, 182 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB6CE?: The complementary color is #CEC7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.