Recognised as Colour
#AFACBD
- #AFACBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFACBD is a blue with RGB values 175, 172, 189 and HSL 251°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFACBD#AFACBD
HEX#AFACBD
RGBrgb(175, 172, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6745, 0.7412
RGB percentages68.6%, 67.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(250.6, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK7.4%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,021
CSS custom property--colour: #AFACBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#505342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABDAC
Analogous#ACB2BD, #B7ACBD
Triadic#BDAFAC, #ACBDAF
Split complementary#BDB7AC, #B2BDAC
Tetradic#BDACB2, #BABDAC, #ACBDB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G172
B189
Red175 (68.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue250.59°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AC · B BD
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