#afb8c6

Color #afb8c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8c6

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 198)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 16.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 11.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.49, -0.32, -8.14)

LCH

lch(74.49, 8.15, 267.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0223, 259.14)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 68.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bdaf

Analogous

#afc3c6

#afb8c6

#b1afc6

Triadic

#afb8c6

#c6afb8

#b8c6af

Split-complementary

#afb8c6

#c6b1af

#c3c6af

Tetradic

#afb8c6

#bdafc6

#c6bdaf

#b8c6af

Square

#afb8c6

#c6afc3

#c6bdaf

#afc6b1

Shades

Color #afb8c6 mixed toward black.

#8b98ac

#677891

#4e5a6d

#343c49

#1a1e24

Tints

Color #afb8c6 mixed toward white.

#bcc4cf

#cad0d9

#d7dbe2

#e4e7ec

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #afb8c6 mixed toward gray.

#b1b8c4

#b3b9c2

#b5b9c0

#b7babe

#b8babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c3 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c2 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#afc0c0 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8c6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#afb8c6 (#afb8c6) is rgb(175, 184, 198) in RGB.

No, #afb8c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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