What color is #AFBCB8?

#AFBCB8 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 #AFBCB8?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 184: 175 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCB8?

The complementary color is #BCAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCB8?

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.

#AFBCB8 color

#AFBCB8 rgb(175, 188, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBCB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 72.2% blue (175, 188, 184).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AFBCB8 color codes

HEX	`#AFBCB8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -5.25, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 5.27, 174.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.312, 48.541, 52.373)`
Decimal	`11517112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCB8, 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 #AFBCB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCB8 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 #AFBCB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbcb8; }
.text { color: #afbcb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbcb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbcb8, #afbabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBCB8?: #AFBCB8 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 #AFBCB8?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 184: 175 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCB8?: The complementary color is #BCAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCB8?: 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.