What color is #AFBFCA?

#AFBFCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBFCA?

The RGB value is 175, 191, 202: 175 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFBFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBFCA color

#AFBFCA rgb(175, 191, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (175, 191, 202).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#AFBFCA color codes

HEX	`#AFBFCA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 191, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, -3.24, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 8.07, 246.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.968, 50.639, 63.165)`
Decimal	`11517898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBFCA, 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 #AFBFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #AFBFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbfca; }
.text { color: #afbfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 191 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbfca, #afb2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFBFCA?: #AFBFCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBFCA?: The RGB value is 175, 191, 202: 175 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBFCA?: The complementary color is #CABAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.