What color is #AFCBD4?

#AFCBD4 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 #AFCBD4?

The RGB value is 175, 203, 212: 175 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCBD4?

The complementary color is #D4B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCBD4 color

#AFCBD4 rgb(175, 203, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCBD4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 79.6% green and 83.1% blue (175, 203, 212).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#AFCBD4 color codes

HEX	`#AFCBD4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 203, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 79.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.94, -7.47, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.94, 10.67, 225.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.916, 56.578, 70.513)`
Decimal	`11520980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCBD4, 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 #AFCBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #AFCBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcbd4; }
.text { color: #afcbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 203 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcbd4, #afb9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFCBD4?: #AFCBD4 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 #AFCBD4?: The RGB value is 175, 203, 212: 175 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCBD4?: The complementary color is #D4B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.