#afb9c7

Color #afb9c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#afb9c7

RGB

rgb(175, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(215, 17.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 12.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.78, -0.65, -8.25)

LCH

lch(74.78, 8.28, 265.5)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0228, 256.82)

HWB

hwb(215, 68.6%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bdaf

Analogous

#afc5c7

#afb9c7

#b1afc7

Triadic

#afb9c7

#c7afb9

#b9c7af

Split-complementary

#afb9c7

#c7b1af

#c5c7af

Tetradic

#afb9c7

#bdafc7

#c7bdaf

#b9c7af

Square

#afb9c7

#c7afc5

#c7bdaf

#afc7b1

Shades

Color #afb9c7 mixed toward black.

#8a99ad

#677993

#4d5b6e

#333c49

#1a1e25

Tints

Color #afb9c7 mixed toward white.

#bcc5d0

#cad0da

#d7dce3

#e4e8ec

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #afb9c7 mixed toward gray.

#b1b9c5

#b3bac3

#b5bac1

#b7babf

#b9bbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4c4 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b2c3 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b0c1c1 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb9c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb9c7 (#afb9c7) is rgb(175, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #afb9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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