#afadb8

Color #afadb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#afadb8

RGB

rgb(175, 173, 184)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.19, 2.82, -5.36)

LCH

lch(71.19, 6.06, 297.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0157, 294.44)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b8ad

Analogous

#adb0b8

#afadb8

#b5adb8

Triadic

#afadb8

#b8afad

#adb8af

Split-complementary

#afadb8

#b8b5ad

#b0b8ad

Tetradic

#afadb8

#b8adb6

#b6b8ad

#adb8af

Square

#afadb8

#b8adb0

#b6b8ad

#adb8b5

Shades

Color #afadb8 mixed toward black.

#908d9c

#726e80

#555360

#393740

#1c1c20

Tints

Color #afadb8 mixed toward white.

#bcbbc4

#cac8d0

#d7d6dc

#e4e4e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #afadb8 mixed toward gray.

#b0aeb7

#b0afb6

#b1b0b5

#b1b1b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb5 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb5 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#afb3b3 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afadb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afadb8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#afadb8 (#afadb8) is rgb(175, 173, 184) in RGB.

No, #afadb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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