What color is #AFC5CE?

#AFC5CE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC5CE?

The RGB value is 175, 197, 206: 175 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC5CE?

The complementary color is #CEB8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC5CE color

#AFC5CE rgb(175, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFC5CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (175, 197, 206).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#AFC5CE color codes

HEX	`#AFC5CE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, -5.58, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 8.96, 231.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.783, 53.502, 66.137)`
Decimal	`11519438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC5CE, 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 #AFC5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #AFC5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc5ce; }
.text { color: #afc5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc5ce, #afb6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC5CE?: #AFC5CE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC5CE?: The RGB value is 175, 197, 206: 175 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC5CE?: The complementary color is #CEB8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.