What color is #AFBACD?

#AFBACD 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 #AFBACD?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 205: 175 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBACD?

The complementary color is #CDC2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBACD color

#AFBACD rgb(175, 186, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (175, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#AFBACD color codes

HEX	`#AFBACD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, 0.07, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 10.85, 270.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.255, 48.639, 64.697)`
Decimal	`11516621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBACD, 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 #AFBACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #AFBACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbacd; }
.text { color: #afbacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbacd, #b3afcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFBACD?: #AFBACD 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 #AFBACD?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 205: 175 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBACD?: The complementary color is #CDC2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.