What color is #AFCAC8?

#AFCAC8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCAC8?

The RGB value is 175, 202, 200: 175 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCAC8?

The complementary color is #CAAFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCAC8 color

#AFCAC8 rgb(175, 202, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCAC8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.2% green and 78.4% blue (175, 202, 200).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#AFCAC8 color codes

HEX	`#AFCAC8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 202, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, -9.43, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 9.66, 192.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.222, 55.524, 62.756)`
Decimal	`11520712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCAC8, 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 #AFCAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #AFCAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcac8; }
.text { color: #afcac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 202 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcac8, #afbfca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFCAC8?: #AFCAC8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCAC8?: The RGB value is 175, 202, 200: 175 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCAC8?: The complementary color is #CAAFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.