#afb2be

Color #afb2be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#afb2be

RGB

rgb(175, 178, 190)

HSL

hsl(228, 10.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 7.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.68, 1.29, -6.46)

LCH

lch(72.68, 6.59, 281.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0174, 274.63)

HWB

hwb(228, 68.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebbaf

Analogous

#afbabe

#afb2be

#b4afbe

Triadic

#afb2be

#beafb2

#b2beaf

Split-complementary

#afb2be

#beb4af

#babeaf

Tetradic

#afb2be

#bbafbe

#bebbaf

#b2beaf

Square

#afb2be

#beafba

#bebbaf

#afbeb4

Shades

Color #afb2be mixed toward black.

#8e92a3

#6d7286

#525665

#373943

#1b1d22

Tints

Color #afb2be mixed toward white.

#bcbfc9

#caccd4

#d7d9df

#e4e5e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #afb2be mixed toward gray.

#b0b3bd

#b2b4bc

#b3b4ba

#b4b5b9

#b5b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#afb9b8 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb2be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb2be]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#afb2be (#afb2be) is rgb(175, 178, 190) in RGB.

No, #afb2be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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