What color is #AFC2EF?

#AFC2EF 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 #AFC2EF?

The RGB value is 175, 194, 239: 175 red, 194 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC2EF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFC2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC2EF color

#AFC2EF rgb(175, 194, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFC2EF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.1% green and 93.7% blue (175, 194, 239).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 67% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#AFC2EF color codes

HEX	`#AFC2EF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 194, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 67%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 3.39, -24.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 24.64, 277.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.547, 53.928, 89.285)`
Decimal	`11518703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC2EF, 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 #AFC2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #AFC2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc2ef; }
.text { color: #afc2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 194 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc2ef, #bcafef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC2EF?: #AFC2EF 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 #AFC2EF?: The RGB value is 175, 194, 239: 175 red, 194 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC2EF?: The complementary color is #EFDCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.