#afb0bf

Color #afb0bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#afb0bf

RGB

rgb(175, 176, 191)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 11.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 8.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.18, 2.58, -7.74)

LCH

lch(72.18, 8.16, 288.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0213, 282.73)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 68.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbeaf

Analogous

#afb8bf

#afb0bf

#b6afbf

Triadic

#afb0bf

#bfafb0

#b0bfaf

Split-complementary

#afb0bf

#bfb6af

#b8bfaf

Tetradic

#afb0bf

#beafbf

#bfbeaf

#b0bfaf

Square

#afb0bf

#bfafb8

#bfbeaf

#afbfb6

Shades

Color #afb0bf mixed toward black.

#8d8fa4

#6d6e88

#515366

#363744

#1b1c22

Tints

Color #afb0bf mixed toward white.

#bcbdca

#cacad4

#d7d8df

#e4e5ea

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #afb0bf mixed toward gray.

#b0b1be

#b2b2bc

#b3b4bb

#b4b5ba

#b6b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbc · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#afafbb · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#afb9b8 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb0bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb0bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#afb0bf (#afb0bf) is rgb(175, 176, 191) in RGB.

No, #afb0bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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