What color is #AFBBD3?

#AFBBD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBD3?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 211: 175 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBD3?

The complementary color is #D3C7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBBD3 color

#AFBBD3 rgb(175, 187, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFBBD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 82.7% blue (175, 187, 211).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 29% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#AFBBD3 color codes

HEX	`#AFBBD3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 29%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, 0.82, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 13.47, 273.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.205, 49.357, 68.655)`
Decimal	`11516883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBBD3, 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 #AFBBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #AFBBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbbd3; }
.text { color: #afbbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbbd3, #b5afd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBBD3?: #AFBBD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBBD3?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 211: 175 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBBD3?: The complementary color is #D3C7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.