#afb3bc

Color #afb3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#afb3bc

RGB

rgb(175, 179, 188)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.88, 0.35, -5.06)

LCH

lch(72.88, 5.07, 273.96)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0135, 266.61)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb8af

Analogous

#afbabc

#afb3bc

#b2afbc

Triadic

#afb3bc

#bcafb3

#b3bcaf

Split-complementary

#afb3bc

#bcb2af

#babcaf

Tetradic

#afb3bc

#b8afbc

#bcb8af

#b3bcaf

Square

#afb3bc

#bcafba

#bcb8af

#afbcb2

Shades

Color #afb3bc mixed toward black.

#8e94a0

#6e7584

#535863

#373a42

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #afb3bc mixed toward white.

#bcc0c7

#caccd2

#d7d9de

#e4e6e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #afb3bc mixed toward gray.

#b0b3bb

#b1b4ba

#b2b4b9

#b3b5b8

#b4b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b9 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#afb8b8 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb3bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb3bc (#afb3bc) is rgb(175, 179, 188) in RGB.

No, #afb3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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