What color is #AFBCC0?

#AFBCC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCC0?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 192: 175 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCC0?

The complementary color is #C0B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBCC0 color

#AFBCC0 rgb(175, 188, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBCC0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 75.3% blue (175, 188, 192).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#AFBCC0 color codes

HEX	`#AFBCC0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -3.68, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 5.12, 224.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.175, 48.886, 56.915)`
Decimal	`11517120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCC0, 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 #AFBCC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #AFBCC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbcc0; }
.text { color: #afbcc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbcc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbcc0, #afb4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AFBCC0?: #AFBCC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBCC0?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 192: 175 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCC0?: The complementary color is #C0B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.