What color is #AFD2E2?

#AFD2E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFD2E2?

The RGB value is 175, 210, 226: 175 red, 210 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFD2E2?

The complementary color is #E2BFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFD2E2 color

#AFD2E2 rgb(175, 210, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFD2E2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 82.4% green and 88.6% blue (175, 210, 226).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 47% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ariel (#AED7EA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#AFD2E2 color codes

HEX	`#AFD2E2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 210, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 82.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 47%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -8.08, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 14.24, 235.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.449, 60.696, 80.783)`
Decimal	`11522786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFD2E2, 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 #AFD2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #AFD2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd2e2; }
.text { color: #afd2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 210 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd2e2, #afb8e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFD2E2?: #AFD2E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFD2E2?: The RGB value is 175, 210, 226: 175 red, 210 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFD2E2?: The complementary color is #E2BFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.