What color is #AFB8BB?

#AFB8BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB8BB?

The RGB value is 175, 184, 187: 175 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB8BB?

The complementary color is #BBB2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB8BB color

#AFB8BB rgb(175, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB8BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (175, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#AFB8BB color codes

HEX	`#AFB8BB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, -2.53, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 3.63, 225.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.787, 46.982, 53.766)`
Decimal	`11516091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB8BB, 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 #AFB8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #AFB8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb8bb; }
.text { color: #afb8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb8bb, #afb2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFB8BB?: #AFB8BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB8BB?: The RGB value is 175, 184, 187: 175 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB8BB?: The complementary color is #BBB2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.