#afb8bf

Color #afb8bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8bf

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 191)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 11.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 8.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.29, -1.74, -4.62)

LCH

lch(74.29, 4.94, 249.36)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0142, 240.91)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 68.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb6af

Analogous

#afbfbe

#afb8bf

#afb0bf

Triadic

#afb8bf

#bfafb8

#b8bfaf

Split-complementary

#afb8bf

#bfafb0

#bfbeaf

Tetradic

#afb8bf

#b6afbf

#bfb6af

#b8bfaf

Square

#afb8bf

#beafbf

#bfb6af

#b0bfaf

Shades

Color #afb8bf mixed toward black.

#8d9aa4

#6d7c88

#515d66

#363e44

#1b1f22

Tints

Color #afb8bf mixed toward white.

#bcc4ca

#cad0d4

#d7dcdf

#e4e7ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #afb8bf mixed toward gray.

#b0b8be

#b2b8bc

#b3b8bb

#b4b7ba

#b6b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bd · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b2bd · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#afbcbc · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8bf]

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Frequently asked questions

#afb8bf (#afb8bf) is rgb(175, 184, 191) in RGB.

No, #afb8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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