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#AFB0B2

#afb0b2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afb0b2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 69.02% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 1.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.91% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4338

Complementary

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b2b1af

Split complementary

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b2b0af
  3. #b2b2af

Analogous

  1. #afb2b2
  2. #afb0b2
  3. #b0afb2

Triadic

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b2afb0
  3. #b0b2af

Tetradic

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b1afb2
  3. #b2b1af
  4. #b0b2af

Square

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b2afb2
  3. #b2b1af
  4. #afb2b0

Monochromatic

  1. #626366
  2. #888a8c
  3. #afb0b2
  4. #d6d7d8
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#afb0b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #9e9ea0
  3. #8c8d8e
  4. #7b7b7d
  5. #696a6b
  6. #585859
  7. #464647
  8. #353535
  9. #232324
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb0b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #b7b8ba
  3. #bfc0c1
  4. #c7c8c9
  5. #cfd0d1
  6. #d7d8d9
  7. #dfdfe0
  8. #e7e7e8
  9. #efeff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb0b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb0b2
  2. #aaabad
  3. #a6a6a8
  4. #a1a2a3
  5. #9c9d9e
  6. #989899
  7. #939394
  8. #8e8e8f
  9. #898a8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b0b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb0b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb0b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb0b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb0b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb0b2 {
  color: #afb0b2;
}
Background
.bg-afb0b2 {
  background-color: #afb0b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb0b2 {
  border: 2px solid #afb0b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb0b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 176 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb0b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb0b2, #b0afb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb0b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 176 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.27 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.46 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.73 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.06 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.98 #504f4d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#afb0b2  rgb(175, 176, 178)  hsl(220, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2b1af  rgb(178, 177, 175)  hsl(40, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2afb0  rgb(178, 175, 176)  hsl(340, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0b2af  rgb(176, 178, 175)  hsl(100, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray