Start generating
AFCDCD

#AFCDCD closest to Wave

#AFCDCD is a light gray; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(175, 205, 205)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 23% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AFCDCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.44:1.

Make a palette with #AFCDCD

#AFCDCD color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #AFCDCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

AFCDCD98B2B28198986B7E7E566666414E4E2E38381C23230B0F0F010202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

AFCDCDB7D2D2BFD7D7C7DCDCCFE1E1D7E6E6DFEBEBE7F0F0EFF5F5F7FAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

AFCDCDAAC5C5A6BDBDA1B5B59CADAD98A6A6939E9E8E9696898F8F858787

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

B9CCBAB6CDBEB3CDC1B1CDC5B0CDC9AFCDCDAFCCD1B0CCD4B1CBD6B3CAD9B6C9DA

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

93BEDA98C1D89EC4D5A4C7D3A9CAD0AFCDCDB4CBC7B8C8C1BCC6BCC0C4B6C4C1B0

#AFCDCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

AFCDCDCDAFAF
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

AFCDCDCDAFBECDBEAF
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

AFCDCDAFCDBEAFBECD
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

AFCDCDCDAFCDCDCDAF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

AFCDCDAFAFCDCDAFAFCDCDAF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

AFCDCDBEAFCDCDAFAFBECDAF
Open in generator →

#AFCDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFCDCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3C5CD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9CACD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CACD
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3C5CD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC8CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6CFCD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABCECD
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C9C9

#AFCDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#AFCDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.44:1 Super#AFCDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #AFCDCD

Palettes with #AFCDCD

#AFCDCD in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #AFCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #AFCDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFCDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 205 205);
color: hsl(180 23% 75%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.032 196.5);

#AFCDCD FAQ

What color is #AFCDCD?

#AFCDCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFCDCD?

#AFCDCD is rgb(175, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 23%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFCDCD?

The complementary color of #AFCDCD is #CDAFAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFCDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFCDCD: 12.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFCDCD a warm or cool color?

#AFCDCD is a neutral color.