What color is #AFBAC1?

#AFBAC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBAC1?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 193: 175 red, 186 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBAC1?

The complementary color is #C1B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBAC1?

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.

#AFBAC1 color

#AFBAC1 rgb(175, 186, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBAC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 75.7% blue (175, 186, 193).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFBAC1 color codes

HEX	`#AFBAC1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -2.41, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 5.41, 243.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.862, 48.081, 57.359)`
Decimal	`11516609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBAC1, 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 #AFBAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBAC1 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 #AFBAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbac1; }
.text { color: #afbac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbac1, #afb1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBAC1?: #AFBAC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBAC1?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 193: 175 red, 186 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBAC1?: The complementary color is #C1B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBAC1?: 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.