#afadbf

Color #afadbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#afadbf

RGB

rgb(175, 173, 191)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 12.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 9.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.39, 4.22, -8.91)

LCH

lch(71.39, 9.86, 295.34)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0256, 290.84)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 67.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbfad

Analogous

#adb4bf

#afadbf

#b8adbf

Triadic

#afadbf

#bfafad

#adbfaf

Split-complementary

#afadbf

#bfb8ad

#b4bfad

Tetradic

#afadbf

#bfadbd

#bdbfad

#adbfaf

Square

#afadbf

#bfadb4

#bdbfad

#adbfb8

Shades

Color #afadbf mixed toward black.

#8e8ba4

#6e6a88

#525066

#373544

#1b1b22

Tints

Color #afadbf mixed toward white.

#bcbbca

#cac8d4

#d7d6df

#e4e4ea

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #afadbf mixed toward gray.

#b0afbe

#b1b0bc

#b3b2bb

#b4b3b9

#b5b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebb · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aeaeba · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#afb7b7 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afadbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afadbf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afadbf (#afadbf) is rgb(175, 173, 191) in RGB.

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

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