What color is #AFD1DB?

#AFD1DB 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 #AFD1DB?

The RGB value is 175, 209, 219: 175 red, 209 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD1DB?

The complementary color is #DBB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD1DB color

#AFD1DB rgb(175, 209, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFD1DB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 82% green and 85.9% blue (175, 209, 219).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#AFD1DB color codes

HEX	`#AFD1DB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 209, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 82%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, -9.09, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 12.57, 223.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.262, 59.828, 75.746)`
Decimal	`11522523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD1DB, 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 #AFD1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #AFD1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd1db; }
.text { color: #afd1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 209 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd1db, #afbbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFD1DB?: #AFD1DB 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 #AFD1DB?: The RGB value is 175, 209, 219: 175 red, 209 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD1DB?: The complementary color is #DBB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.