What color is #AFBCD8?

#AFBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCD8?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 216: 175 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCD8?

The complementary color is #D8CBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBCD8 color

#AFBCD8 rgb(175, 188, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 84.7% blue (175, 188, 216).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#AFBCD8 color codes

HEX	`#AFBCD8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.09, 1.37, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.09, 15.59, 275.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.054, 50.037, 72.079)`
Decimal	`11517144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCD8, 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 #AFBCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #AFBCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbcd8; }
.text { color: #afbcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbcd8, #b7afd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFBCD8?: #AFBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBCD8?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 216: 175 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCD8?: The complementary color is #D8CBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.