What color is #AFBBC2?

#AFBBC2 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 #AFBBC2?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 194: 175 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBC2?

The complementary color is #C2B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBC2 color

#AFBBC2 rgb(175, 187, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBBC2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 76.1% blue (175, 187, 194).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#AFBBC2 color codes

HEX	`#AFBBC2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, -2.74, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 5.66, 241.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.185, 48.549, 58.019)`
Decimal	`11516866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBC2, 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 #AFBBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #AFBBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbc2; }
.text { color: #afbbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbc2, #afb1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBBC2?: #AFBBC2 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 #AFBBC2?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 194: 175 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBC2?: The complementary color is #C2B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.