#afacb2

Color #afacb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#afacb2

RGB

rgb(175, 172, 178)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 2.2, -2.69)

LCH

lch(70.76, 3.48, 309.28)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.009, 308.26)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb2ac

Analogous

#acacb2

#afacb2

#b2acb2

Triadic

#afacb2

#b2afac

#acb2af

Split-complementary

#afacb2

#b2b2ac

#acb2ac

Tetradic

#afacb2

#b2acaf

#afb2ac

#acb2af

Square

#afacb2

#b2acac

#afb2ac

#acb2b2

Shades

Color #afacb2 mixed toward black.

#928e96

#757079

#57545b

#3a383c

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #afacb2 mixed toward white.

#bcbabf

#cac8cc

#d7d5d8

#e4e3e5

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #afacb2 mixed toward gray.

#afacb1

#afadb1

#afadb0

#afaeb0

#afaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb1 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb0 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#afafaf · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #afacb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afacb2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#afacb2 (#afacb2) is rgb(175, 172, 178) in RGB.

No, #afacb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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