What color is #AFBDBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFBDBE?

The RGB value is 175, 189, 190: 175 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBDBE?

The complementary color is #BEB0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBDBE color

#AFBDBE rgb(175, 189, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (175, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#AFBDBE color codes

HEX	`#AFBDBE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -4.61, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 5.09, 205.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.169, 49.226, 55.827)`
Decimal	`11517374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBDBE, 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 #AFBDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #AFBDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbdbe; }
.text { color: #afbdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbdbe, #afb5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFBDBE?: #AFBDBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBDBE?: The RGB value is 175, 189, 190: 175 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBDBE?: The complementary color is #BEB0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.