#afb8c9

Color #afb8c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8c9

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 201)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 19.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 12.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.58, 0.31, -9.64)

LCH

lch(74.58, 9.64, 271.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0262, 263.2)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 68.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c0af

Analogous

#afc5c9

#afb8c9

#b3afc9

Triadic

#afb8c9

#c9afb8

#b8c9af

Split-complementary

#afb8c9

#c9b3af

#c5c9af

Tetradic

#afb8c9

#c0afc9

#c9c0af

#b8c9af

Square

#afb8c9

#c9afc5

#c9c0af

#afc9b3

Shades

Color #afb8c9 mixed toward black.

#8a97b0

#657696

#4c5870

#323b4b

#191d25

Tints

Color #afb8c9 mixed toward white.

#bcc4d2

#cad0db

#d7dbe4

#e4e7ed

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #afb8c9 mixed toward gray.

#b1b9c7

#b3b9c5

#b5bac2

#b8bbc0

#babbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c5 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#afc2c1 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8c9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb8c9 (#afb8c9) is rgb(175, 184, 201) in RGB.

No, #afb8c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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