What color is #AFBBBE?

#AFBBBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBBE?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 190: 175 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBBE?

The complementary color is #BEB2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBBE color

#AFBBBE rgb(175, 187, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBBBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (175, 187, 190).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#AFBBBE color codes

HEX	`#AFBBBE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, -3.54, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 4.61, 219.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.742, 48.372, 55.685)`
Decimal	`11516862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBBE, 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 #AFBBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #AFBBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbbe; }
.text { color: #afbbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbbe, #afb3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBBBE?: #AFBBBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBBBE?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 190: 175 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBBE?: The complementary color is #BEB2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.