What color is #AFB9CD?

#AFB9CD 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 #AFB9CD?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 205: 175 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB9CD?

The complementary color is #CDC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB9CD color

#AFB9CD rgb(175, 185, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB9CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 80.4% blue (175, 185, 205).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#AFB9CD color codes

HEX	`#AFB9CD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, 0.61, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 11.26, 273.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.045, 48.219, 64.627)`
Decimal	`11516365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB9CD, 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 #AFB9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #AFB9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb9cd; }
.text { color: #afb9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb9cd, #b4afcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFB9CD?: #AFB9CD 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 #AFB9CD?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 205: 175 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB9CD?: The complementary color is #CDC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.