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#AFB2A7

#afb2a7 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afb2a7 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, 69.8% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.18% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 76.36°, with 6.67% saturation and 67.65% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4374

Complementary

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #aaa7b2

Split complementary

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #a7aab2
  3. #b0a7b2

Analogous

  1. #b2b0a7
  2. #afb2a7
  3. #aab2a7

Triadic

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #a7afb2
  3. #b2a7af

Tetradic

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #a7b2aa
  3. #aaa7b2
  4. #b2a7af

Square

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #a7b2b0
  3. #aaa7b2
  4. #b2a7aa

Monochromatic

  1. #63665a
  2. #8a8e7e
  3. #afb2a7
  4. #d4d6d0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#afb2a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #9ea096
  3. #8c8e86
  4. #7b7d75
  5. #696b64
  6. #585954
  7. #464743
  8. #353532
  9. #232421
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb2a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #b7bab0
  3. #bfc1b9
  4. #c7c9c1
  5. #cfd1ca
  6. #d7d9d3
  7. #dfe0dc
  8. #e7e8e5
  9. #eff0ed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb2a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb2a7
  2. #aaada3
  3. #a6a89f
  4. #a1a39b
  5. #9c9e97
  6. #989994
  7. #939490
  8. #8e8f8c
  9. #898a88
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b1a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b1a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b1a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b1a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0b1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb2a7 {
  color: #afb2a7;
}
Background
.bg-afb2a7 {
  background-color: #afb2a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb2a7 {
  border: 2px solid #afb2a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb2a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 178 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 7% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb2a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb2a7, #aab2a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb2a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 178 167 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.42 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.68 #504d58 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afb2a7  rgb(175, 178, 167)  hsl(76, 7%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#aaa7b2  rgb(170, 167, 178)  hsl(256, 7%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a7afb2  rgb(167, 175, 178)  hsl(196, 7%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b2a7af  rgb(178, 167, 175)  hsl(316, 7%, 68%)  Silver Pink