What color is #AFBAC4?

#AFBAC4 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 #AFBAC4?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 196: 175 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBAC4?

The complementary color is #C4B9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBAC4?

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.

#AFBAC4 color

#AFBAC4 rgb(175, 186, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBAC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (175, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFBAC4 color codes

HEX	`#AFBAC4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, -1.8, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 6.6, 254.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.2, 48.217, 59.139)`
Decimal	`11516612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBAC4, 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 #AFBAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBAC4 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 #AFBAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbac4; }
.text { color: #afbac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbac4, #afafc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBAC4?: #AFBAC4 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 #AFBAC4?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 196: 175 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBAC4?: The complementary color is #C4B9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBAC4?: 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.