What color is #AFCACF?

#AFCACF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCACF?

The RGB value is 175, 202, 207: 175 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCACF?

The complementary color is #CFB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCACF color

#AFCACF rgb(175, 202, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCACF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.2% green and 81.2% blue (175, 202, 207).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#AFCACF color codes

HEX	`#AFCACF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 202, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, -7.99, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 9.73, 214.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.059, 55.859, 67.164)`
Decimal	`11520719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCACF, 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 #AFCACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #AFCACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcacf; }
.text { color: #afcacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 202 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcacf, #afbacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFCACF?: #AFCACF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCACF?: The RGB value is 175, 202, 207: 175 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCACF?: The complementary color is #CFB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.