#afb6b8

Color #afb6b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#afb6b8

RGB

rgb(175, 182, 184)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 4.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.57, -2.05, -1.86)

LCH

lch(73.57, 2.77, 222.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0084, 216.73)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 68.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b1af

Analogous

#afb8b6

#afb6b8

#afb2b8

Triadic

#afb6b8

#b8afb6

#b6b8af

Split-complementary

#afb6b8

#b8afb2

#b8b6af

Tetradic

#afb6b8

#b1afb8

#b8b1af

#b6b8af

Square

#afb6b8

#b6afb8

#b8b1af

#b2b8af

Shades

Color #afb6b8 mixed toward black.

#8f999c

#707c7f

#545d5f

#383e3f

#1c1f20

Tints

Color #afb6b8 mixed toward white.

#bcc2c4

#caced0

#d7dbdc

#e4e7e7

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #afb6b8 mixed toward gray.

#b0b6b7

#b1b5b7

#b1b5b6

#b2b4b5

#b3b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b1b7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#afb7b7 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb6b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb6b8]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#afb6b8 (#afb6b8) is rgb(175, 182, 184) in RGB.

No, #afb6b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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