#afadb6

Color #afadb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#afadb6

RGB

rgb(175, 173, 182)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 5.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 4.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.13, 2.43, -4.34)

LCH

lch(71.13, 4.97, 299.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0129, 296.17)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 67.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b6ad

Analogous

#adafb6

#afadb6

#b3adb6

Triadic

#afadb6

#b6afad

#adb6af

Split-complementary

#afadb6

#b6b3ad

#afb6ad

Tetradic

#afadb6

#b6adb4

#b4b6ad

#adb6af

Square

#afadb6

#b6adaf

#b4b6ad

#adb6b3

Shades

Color #afadb6 mixed toward black.

#908e9a

#726f7d

#56545e

#39383f

#1d1c1f

Tints

Color #afadb6 mixed toward white.

#bcbbc2

#cac8ce

#d7d6da

#e4e4e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #afadb6 mixed toward gray.

#afaeb5

#b0aeb4

#b0afb4

#b1b0b3

#b1b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb4 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#afb2b2 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afadb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afadb6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#afadb6 (#afadb6) is rgb(175, 173, 182) in RGB.

No, #afadb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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