What color is #AFC1DC?

#AFC1DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC1DC?

The RGB value is 175, 193, 220: 175 red, 193 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC1DC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFC1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC1DC color

#AFC1DC rgb(175, 193, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFC1DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.7% green and 86.3% blue (175, 193, 220).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#AFC1DC color codes

HEX	`#AFC1DC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 193, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -0.43, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 15.53, 268.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.664, 52.42, 75.198)`
Decimal	`11518428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC1DC, 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 #AFC1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #AFC1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc1dc; }
.text { color: #afc1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 193 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc1dc, #b3afdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFC1DC?: #AFC1DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC1DC?: The RGB value is 175, 193, 220: 175 red, 193 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC1DC?: The complementary color is #DCCAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.