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#afb6af ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afb6af 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, 71.37% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.85% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 4.58% saturation and 70% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4567

Complementary

  1. #afb6af
  2. #b6afb6

Split complementary

  1. #afb6af
  2. #b3afb6
  3. #b6afb3

Analogous

  1. #b3b6af
  2. #afb6af
  3. #afb6b3

Triadic

  1. #afb6af
  2. #afafb6
  3. #b6afaf

Tetradic

  1. #afb6af
  2. #afb6b6
  3. #b6afb6
  4. #b6afaf

Square

  1. #afb6af
  2. #afb3b6
  3. #b6afb6
  4. #b6b3af

Monochromatic

  1. #616b61
  2. #879287
  3. #afb6af
  4. #d7dbd7
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#afb6af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb6af
  2. #9ea49e
  3. #8c928c
  4. #7b7f7b
  5. #696d69
  6. #585b58
  7. #464946
  8. #353735
  9. #232423
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb6af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb6af
  2. #b7bdb7
  3. #bfc5bf
  4. #c7ccc7
  5. #cfd3cf
  6. #d7dbd7
  7. #dfe2df
  8. #e7e9e7
  9. #eff0ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb6af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb6af
  2. #aab1aa
  3. #a6aba6
  4. #a1a6a1
  5. #9ca09c
  6. #989b98
  7. #939693
  8. #8e908e
  9. #898b89
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b5af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b4af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b5af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b5af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb6af {
  color: #afb6af;
}
Background
.bg-afb6af {
  background-color: #afb6af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb6af {
  border: 2px solid #afb6af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb6af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 182 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 5% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb6af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb6af, #afb6b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb6af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 182 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.31 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.34 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.58 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.58 #504950 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afb6af  rgb(175, 182, 175)  hsl(120, 5%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b6afb6  rgb(182, 175, 182)  hsl(300, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#afafb6  rgb(175, 175, 182)  hsl(240, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b6afaf  rgb(182, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray