What color is #AFBDCA?

#AFBDCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBDCA?

The RGB value is 175, 189, 202: 175 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBDCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBDCA color

#AFBDCA rgb(175, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBDCA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (175, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#AFBDCA color codes

HEX	`#AFBDCA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, -2.17, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 8.46, 255.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.535, 49.773, 63.021)`
Decimal	`11517386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBDCA, 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 #AFBDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #AFBDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbdca; }
.text { color: #afbdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbdca, #afb0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFBDCA?: #AFBDCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBDCA?: The RGB value is 175, 189, 202: 175 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBDCA?: The complementary color is #CABCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.