What color is #AFB8CC?

#AFB8CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB8CC?

The RGB value is 175, 184, 204: 175 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB8CC?

The complementary color is #CCC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB8CC color

#AFB8CC rgb(175, 184, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB8CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.2% green and 80% blue (175, 184, 204).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#AFB8CC color codes

HEX	`#AFB8CC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 184, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 0.94, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 11.18, 274.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.716, 47.754, 63.924)`
Decimal	`11516108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB8CC, 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 #AFB8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #AFB8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb8cc; }
.text { color: #afb8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 184 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb8cc, #b4afcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFB8CC?: #AFB8CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB8CC?: The RGB value is 175, 184, 204: 175 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB8CC?: The complementary color is #CCC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.