#afadbe

Color #afadbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#afadbe

RGB

rgb(175, 173, 190)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.36, 4.01, -8.41)

LCH

lch(71.36, 9.32, 295.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0242, 291.36)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbead

Analogous

#adb4be

#afadbe

#b8adbe

Triadic

#afadbe

#beafad

#adbeaf

Split-complementary

#afadbe

#beb8ad

#b4bead

Tetradic

#afadbe

#beadbc

#bcbead

#adbeaf

Square

#afadbe

#beadb4

#bcbead

#adbeb8

Shades

Color #afadbe mixed toward black.

#8e8ba3

#6e6b87

#535065

#373544

#1c1b22

Tints

Color #afadbe mixed toward white.

#bcbbc9

#cac8d4

#d7d6df

#e4e4e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #afadbe mixed toward gray.

#b0aebd

#b1b0bb

#b2b1ba

#b3b3b8

#b4b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeba · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#afb7b6 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afadbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afadbe]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afadbe (#afadbe) is rgb(175, 173, 190) in RGB.

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

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