What color is #AFB9C2?

#AFB9C2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB9C2?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 194: 175 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB9C2?

The complementary color is #C2B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB9C2 color

#AFB9C2 rgb(175, 185, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB9C2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 76.1% blue (175, 185, 194).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#AFB9C2 color codes

HEX	`#AFB9C2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, -1.67, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 5.98, 253.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.764, 47.706, 57.878)`
Decimal	`11516354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB9C2, 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 #AFB9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #AFB9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb9c2; }
.text { color: #afb9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb9c2, #afafc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFB9C2?: #AFB9C2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB9C2?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 194: 175 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB9C2?: The complementary color is #C2B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.