Information about #AFC4C5 color

#AFC4C5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFC4C5 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 196, 197) — 68.6% red, 76.9% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFC4C5 reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

The recipe behind #AFC4C5 is rgb(175, 196, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFC4C5: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFC4C5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFC4C5 color variations

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

#AFC4C5 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 #AFC4C5

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFC4C5
  • RGB175, 196, 197
  • CMYK9, 0, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(175, 196, 197)
  • HSL183°, 16%, 73%
  • HSL Precise182.727°, 15.942%, 72.941%
  • HSV183°, 11%, 77%
  • HSB183°, 11%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.769, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.769, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.769, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFC4C5
  • DECIMAL ID11519173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01