#afb5bc

Color #afb5bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#afb5bc

RGB

rgb(175, 181, 188)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.41, -0.73, -4.28)

LCH

lch(73.41, 4.34, 260.32)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.012, 252.02)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb6af

Analogous

#afbcbc

#afb5bc

#b0afbc

Triadic

#afb5bc

#bcafb5

#b5bcaf

Split-complementary

#afb5bc

#bcb0af

#bcbcaf

Tetradic

#afb5bc

#b6afbc

#bcb6af

#b5bcaf

Square

#afb5bc

#bcafbc

#bcb6af

#afbcb0

Shades

Color #afb5bc mixed toward black.

#8e97a0

#6e7884

#535a63

#373c42

#1c1e21

Tints

Color #afb5bc mixed toward white.

#bcc1c7

#caced2

#d7dade

#e4e6e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #afb5bc mixed toward gray.

#b0b5bb

#b1b5ba

#b2b5b9

#b3b5b8

#b4b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#afb9b9 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb5bc]

Related colors

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Frequently asked questions

#afb5bc (#afb5bc) is rgb(175, 181, 188) in RGB.

No, #afb5bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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