Information about #AFAEC3 color

#AFAEC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFAEC3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 174, 195) — 68.6% red, 68.2% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 8 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFAEC3 is a softly toned classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Morepork (#B8B5C2).

The recipe behind #AFAEC3 is rgb(175, 174, 195), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFAEC3: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFAEC3 color variations

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

#AFAEC3 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 #AFAEC3

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAEC3
  • RGB175, 174, 195
  • CMYK8, 8, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(175, 174, 195)
  • HSL243°, 15%, 72%
  • HSL Precise242.857°, 14.894%, 72.353%
  • HSV243°, 11%, 76%
  • HSB243°, 11%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.682, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.682, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.682, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFAEC3
  • DECIMAL ID11513539
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01