Close to Lavender Gray
#AFACBC
#AFACBC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFACBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.45:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.45:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFACBC as they’d see it.
#AFACBC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AFACBC
What color is #AFACBC?
#AFACBC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFACBC in RGB?
#AFACBC is rgb(175, 172, 188): 175 red, 172 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFACBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 9, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFACBC?
PANTONE 7542 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFACBC?
Its complement #ADB0A0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.