What color is #AFB9CA?

#AFB9CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB9CA?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 202: 175 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB9CA?

The complementary color is #CAC0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB9CA color

#AFB9CA rgb(175, 185, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB9CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 79.2% blue (175, 185, 202).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#AFB9CA color codes

HEX	`#AFB9CA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -0.02, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 9.75, 269.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.686, 48.075, 62.738)`
Decimal	`11516362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB9CA, 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 #AFB9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #AFB9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb9ca; }
.text { color: #afb9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb9ca, #b3afca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFB9CA?: #AFB9CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB9CA?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 202: 175 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB9CA?: The complementary color is #CAC0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.