What color is #AFBCB7?

#AFBCB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCB7?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 183: 175 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCB7?

The complementary color is #BCAFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBCB7 color

#AFBCB7 rgb(175, 188, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBCB7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 71.8% blue (175, 188, 183).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#AFBCB7 color codes

HEX	`#AFBCB7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.14, -5.44, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.14, 5.53, 169.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.208, 48.499, 51.823)`
Decimal	`11517111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCB7, 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 #AFBCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #AFBCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbcb7; }
.text { color: #afbcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbcb7, #afbbbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBCB7?: #AFBCB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBCB7?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 183: 175 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCB7?: The complementary color is #BCAFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.