What color is #AFC1CB?

#AFC1CB 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 #AFC1CB?

The RGB value is 175, 193, 203: 175 red, 193 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC1CB?

The complementary color is #CBB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC1CB color

#AFC1CB rgb(175, 193, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC1CB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.7% green and 79.6% blue (175, 193, 203).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#AFC1CB color codes

HEX	`#AFC1CB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 193, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, -4.09, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 8.19, 240.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.526, 51.565, 63.937)`
Decimal	`11518411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC1CB, 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 #AFC1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #AFC1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc1cb; }
.text { color: #afc1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 193 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc1cb, #afb3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC1CB?: #AFC1CB 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 #AFC1CB?: The RGB value is 175, 193, 203: 175 red, 193 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC1CB?: The complementary color is #CBB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.