Information about #AFB9C4 color

#AFB9C4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB9C4 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 185, 196) — 68.6% red, 72.5% green, 76.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 4 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #AFB9C4 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 185, 196)), which gives #AFB9C4 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFB9C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFB9C4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFB9C4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFB9C4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB9C4
  • RGB175, 185, 196
  • CMYK8, 4, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(175, 185, 196)
  • HSL211°, 15%, 73%
  • HSL Precise211.429°, 15.108%, 72.745%
  • HSV211°, 11%, 77%
  • HSB211°, 11%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.725, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.725, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.725, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB9C4
  • DECIMAL ID11516356
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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