What color is #AFCCDB?

#AFCCDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCCDB?

The RGB value is 175, 204, 219: 175 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCCDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFCCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCCDB color

#AFCCDB rgb(175, 204, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFCCDB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80% green and 85.9% blue (175, 204, 219).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#AFCCDB color codes

HEX	`#AFCCDB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 204, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.41, -6.48, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.41, 12.49, 238.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.055, 57.413, 75.343)`
Decimal	`11521243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCCDB, 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 #AFCCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #AFCCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afccdb; }
.text { color: #afccdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afccdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 204 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afccdb, #afb6db); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFCCDB?: #AFCCDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCCDB?: The RGB value is 175, 204, 219: 175 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCCDB?: The complementary color is #DBBEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.