What color is #AFBACA?

#AFBACA 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 #AFBACA?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 202: 175 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBACA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBACA color

#AFBACA rgb(175, 186, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (175, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 216°, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#AFBACA color codes

HEX	`#AFBACA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.14, -0.56, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.14, 9.37, 266.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.896, 48.495, 62.808)`
Decimal	`11516618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBACA, 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 #AFBACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #AFBACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbaca; }
.text { color: #afbaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbaca, #b2afca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFBACA?: #AFBACA 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 #AFBACA?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 202: 175 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBACA?: The complementary color is #CABFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.