What color is #AFBBC3?

#AFBBC3 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 #AFBBC3?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 195: 175 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBC3?

The complementary color is #C3B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBC3 color

#AFBBC3 rgb(175, 187, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBBC3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (175, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 14% saturation and 73% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#AFBBC3 color codes

HEX	`#AFBBC3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, -2.54, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 6.02, 245.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.298, 48.594, 58.612)`
Decimal	`11516867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBC3, 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 #AFBBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #AFBBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbc3; }
.text { color: #afbbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbc3, #afb1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBBC3?: #AFBBC3 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 #AFBBC3?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 195: 175 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBC3?: The complementary color is #C3B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.