What color is #AFC1CF?

#AFC1CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC1CF?

The RGB value is 175, 193, 207: 175 red, 193 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC1CF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFC1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC1CF color

#AFC1CF rgb(175, 193, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC1CF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.7% green and 81.2% blue (175, 193, 207).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#AFC1CF color codes

HEX	`#AFC1CF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 193, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, -3.25, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 9.66, 250.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.009, 51.758, 66.48)`
Decimal	`11518415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC1CF, 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 #AFC1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #AFC1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc1cf; }
.text { color: #afc1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 193 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc1cf, #afb1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC1CF?: #AFC1CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC1CF?: The RGB value is 175, 193, 207: 175 red, 193 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC1CF?: The complementary color is #CFBDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.