What color is #AFBBD0?

#AFBBD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBD0?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 208: 175 red, 187 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBD0?

The complementary color is #D0C4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBD0 color

#AFBBD0 rgb(175, 187, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBBD0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 81.6% blue (175, 187, 208).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#AFBBD0 color codes

HEX	`#AFBBD0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, 0.17, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 11.96, 270.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.832, 49.208, 66.693)`
Decimal	`11516880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBD0, 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 #AFBBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #AFBBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbd0; }
.text { color: #afbbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbd0, #b4afd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBBD0?: #AFBBD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBBD0?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 208: 175 red, 187 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBD0?: The complementary color is #D0C4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.