#afb1b8

Color #afb1b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#afb1b8

RGB

rgb(175, 177, 184)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 4.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.24, 0.64, -3.81)

LCH

lch(72.24, 3.86, 279.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0102, 273.37)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 68.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b6af

Analogous

#afb6b8

#afb1b8

#b2afb8

Triadic

#afb1b8

#b8afb1

#b1b8af

Split-complementary

#afb1b8

#b8b2af

#b6b8af

Tetradic

#afb1b8

#b6afb8

#b8b6af

#b1b8af

Square

#afb1b8

#b8afb6

#b8b6af

#afb8b2

Shades

Color #afb1b8 mixed toward black.

#8f929c

#70747f

#54575f

#383a3f

#1c1d20

Tints

Color #afb1b8 mixed toward white.

#bcbec4

#cacbd0

#d7d8dc

#e4e5e7

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #afb1b8 mixed toward gray.

#b0b1b7

#b1b2b7

#b1b2b6

#b2b3b5

#b3b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#afb5b5 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb1b8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb1b8 (#afb1b8) is rgb(175, 177, 184) in RGB.

No, #afb1b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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