#afb2bc

Color #afb2bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#afb2bc

RGB

rgb(175, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.62, 0.89, -5.45)

LCH

lch(72.62, 5.52, 279.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0146, 272.74)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9af

Analogous

#afb9bc

#afb2bc

#b3afbc

Triadic

#afb2bc

#bcafb2

#b2bcaf

Split-complementary

#afb2bc

#bcb3af

#b9bcaf

Tetradic

#afb2bc

#b9afbc

#bcb9af

#b2bcaf

Square

#afb2bc

#bcafb9

#bcb9af

#afbcb3

Shades

Color #afb2bc mixed toward black.

#8e92a0

#6e7384

#535663

#373a42

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #afb2bc mixed toward white.

#bcbfc7

#caccd2

#d7d9de

#e4e5e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #afb2bc mixed toward gray.

#b0b3bb

#b1b3ba

#b2b4b9

#b3b4b8

#b4b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ba · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b9 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#afb8b7 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb2bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb2bc (#afb2bc) is rgb(175, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #afb2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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