What color is #AFBFC3?

#AFBFC3 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 #AFBFC3?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 195: 175 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFC3?

The complementary color is #C3B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBFC3 color

#AFBFC3 rgb(175, 191, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBFC3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 76.5% blue (175, 191, 195).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#AFBFC3 color codes

HEX	`#AFBFC3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -4.67, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 6.08, 219.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.158, 50.315, 58.899)`
Decimal	`11517891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBFC3, 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 #AFBFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #AFBFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbfc3; }
.text { color: #afbfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbfc3, #afb5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFBFC3?: #AFBFC3 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 #AFBFC3?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 195: 175 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBFC3?: The complementary color is #C3B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.