#afb1b6

Color #afb1b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#afb1b6

RGB

rgb(175, 177, 182)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 4.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 3.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.19, 0.25, -2.79)

LCH

lch(72.19, 2.8, 275.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0074, 268.45)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 68.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b4af

Analogous

#afb5b6

#afb1b6

#b0afb6

Triadic

#afb1b6

#b6afb1

#b1b6af

Split-complementary

#afb1b6

#b6b0af

#b5b6af

Tetradic

#afb1b6

#b4afb6

#b6b4af

#b1b6af

Square

#afb1b6

#b6afb5

#b6b4af

#afb6b0

Shades

Color #afb1b6 mixed toward black.

#90939a

#72757c

#55575d

#393a3e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #afb1b6 mixed toward white.

#bcbec2

#cacbce

#d7d8db

#e4e5e7

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #afb1b6 mixed toward gray.

#b0b1b5

#b1b2b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#afb4b4 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb1b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb1b6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb1b6 (#afb1b6) is rgb(175, 177, 182) in RGB.

No, #afb1b6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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