Information about #AFBED4 color

#AFBED4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBED4 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 190, 212) — 68.6% red, 74.5% green, 83.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFBED4 is a softly balanced azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 190, 212)), which gives #AFBED4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFBED4: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFBED4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFBED4 color variations

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

#AFBED4 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 #AFBED4

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBED4
  • RGB175, 190, 212
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(175, 190, 212)
  • HSL216°, 30%, 76%
  • HSL Precise215.676°, 30.081%, 75.882%
  • HSV216°, 17%, 83%
  • HSB216°, 17%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.745, 0.831)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.745, 0.831, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.745, 0.831)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBED4
  • DECIMAL ID11517652
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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