What color is #AFBDBB?

#AFBDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBDBB?

The RGB value is 175, 189, 187: 175 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBDBB?

The complementary color is #BDAFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBDBB color

#AFBDBB rgb(175, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (175, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#AFBDBB color codes

HEX	`#AFBDBB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, -5.2, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 5.24, 187.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.845, 49.096, 54.118)`
Decimal	`11517371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBDBB, 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 #AFBDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #AFBDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbdbb; }
.text { color: #afbdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbdbb, #afb8bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFBDBB?: #AFBDBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBDBB?: The RGB value is 175, 189, 187: 175 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBDBB?: The complementary color is #BDAFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.