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#afbbaf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afbbaf 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, 73.33% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.42% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 8.11% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 1.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4775

Complementary

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #bbafbb

Split complementary

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #b5afbb
  3. #bbafb5

Analogous

  1. #b5bbaf
  2. #afbbaf
  3. #afbbb5

Triadic

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #afafbb
  3. #bbafaf

Tetradic

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #afbbbb
  3. #bbafbb
  4. #bbafaf

Square

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #afb5bb
  3. #bbafbb
  4. #bbb5af

Monochromatic

  1. #607160
  2. #869886
  3. #afbbaf
  4. #d8ded8
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#afbbaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #9ea89e
  3. #8c968c
  4. #7b837b
  5. #697069
  6. #585e58
  7. #464b46
  8. #353835
  9. #232523
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbbaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #b7c2b7
  3. #bfc9bf
  4. #c7cfc7
  5. #cfd6cf
  6. #d7ddd7
  7. #dfe4df
  8. #e7ebe7
  9. #eff1ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbbaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbbaf
  2. #aab5aa
  3. #a6afa6
  4. #a1a9a1
  5. #9ca39c
  6. #989e98
  7. #939893
  8. #8e928e
  9. #898c89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb9ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b7b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aebab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7baaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b9af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aebbb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbbaf {
  color: #afbbaf;
}
Background
.bg-afbbaf {
  background-color: #afbbaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbbaf {
  border: 2px solid #afbbaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbbaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 187 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 8% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbbaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbbaf, #afbbb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbbaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 187 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.57 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.54 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.58 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.02 #504450 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afbbaf  rgb(175, 187, 175)  hsl(120, 8%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbafbb  rgb(187, 175, 187)  hsl(300, 8%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#afafbb  rgb(175, 175, 187)  hsl(240, 8%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bbafaf  rgb(187, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 8%, 71%)  Silver Pink