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#AFB9B4

#afb9b4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afb9b4 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, 72.55% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.7% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 6.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.4711

Complementary

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #b9afb4

Split complementary

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #b9afb9
  3. #b9afaf

Analogous

  1. #afb9af
  2. #afb9b4
  3. #afb9b9

Triadic

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #b4afb9
  3. #b9b4af

Tetradic

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #afb4b9
  3. #b9afb4
  4. #b9b4af

Square

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #afafb9
  3. #b9afb4
  4. #b9b9af

Monochromatic

  1. #616e68
  2. #86958e
  3. #afb9b4
  4. #d8ddda
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#afb9b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #9ea7a2
  3. #8c9490
  4. #7b827e
  5. #696f6c
  6. #585d5a
  7. #464a48
  8. #353836
  9. #232524
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb9b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #b7c0bc
  3. #bfc7c3
  4. #c7cecb
  5. #cfd5d2
  6. #d7dcda
  7. #dfe3e1
  8. #e7eae9
  9. #eff1f0
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb9b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb9b4
  2. #aab3af
  3. #a6aeaa
  4. #a1a8a4
  5. #9ca29f
  6. #989d9a
  7. #939795
  8. #8e9190
  9. #898b8a
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b8b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b7b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b6b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b8b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b7b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb9b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb9b4 {
  color: #afb9b4;
}
Background
.bg-afb9b4 {
  background-color: #afb9b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb9b4 {
  border: 2px solid #afb9b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb9b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 185 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 7% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb9b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb9b4, #afb9b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb9b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 185 180 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.40 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.38 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.03 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.27 #50464b Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afb9b4  rgb(175, 185, 180)  hsl(150, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b9afb4  rgb(185, 175, 180)  hsl(330, 7%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b4afb9  rgb(180, 175, 185)  hsl(270, 7%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b9b4af  rgb(185, 180, 175)  hsl(30, 7%, 71%)  Silver