What color is #AFC1F0?

#AFC1F0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC1F0?

The RGB value is 175, 193, 240: 175 red, 193 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC1F0?

The complementary color is #F0DEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC1F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC1F0 color

#AFC1F0 rgb(175, 193, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFC1F0 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 75.7% green and 94.1% blue (175, 193, 240).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 68% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#AFC1F0 color codes

HEX	`#AFC1F0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 193, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 75.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 68%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.19, 4.16, -25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.19, 25.63, 279.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.473, 53.544, 89.991)`
Decimal	`11518448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC1F0, 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 #AFC1F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC1F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #AFC1F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc1f0; }
.text { color: #afc1f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc1f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 193 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc1f0, #bdaff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC1F0?: #AFC1F0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC1F0?: The RGB value is 175, 193, 240: 175 red, 193 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC1F0?: The complementary color is #F0DEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC1F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.