#afaeb3

Color #afaeb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.45 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#afaeb3

RGB

rgb(175, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(252, 3.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.31, 1.3, -2.43)

LCH

lch(71.31, 2.76, 298.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0072, 295.5)

HWB

hwb(252, 68.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b3ae

Analogous

#aeafb3

#afaeb3

#b1aeb3

Triadic

#afaeb3

#b3afae

#aeb3af

Split-complementary

#afaeb3

#b3b1ae

#afb3ae

Tetradic

#afaeb3

#b3aeb2

#b2b3ae

#aeb3af

Square

#afaeb3

#b3aeaf

#b2b3ae

#aeb3b1

Shades

Color #afaeb3 mixed toward black.

#919097

#737279

#57555b

#3a393d

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #afaeb3 mixed toward white.

#bcbbc0

#cac9cc

#d7d6d9

#e4e4e6

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #afaeb3 mixed toward gray.

#afaeb3

#afafb2

#b0afb2

#b0b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb2 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#afafb2 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#afb1b1 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afaeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afaeb3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#afaeb3 (#afaeb3) is rgb(175, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #afaeb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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