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#afbcbd ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afbcbd 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, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.41% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.29°, with 9.59% saturation and 71.37% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4875

Complementary

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #bdb0af

Split complementary

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #bdafb5
  3. #bdb7af

Analogous

  1. #afbdb7
  2. #afbcbd
  3. #afb5bd

Triadic

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #bdafbc
  3. #bcbdaf

Tetradic

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #b0afbd
  3. #bdb0af
  4. #bcbdaf

Square

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #b7afbd
  3. #bdb0af
  4. #b5bdaf

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7274
  2. #85999a
  3. #afbcbd
  4. #d9dfe0
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#afbcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #9ea9aa
  3. #8c9697
  4. #7b8484
  5. #697171
  6. #585e5f
  7. #464b4c
  8. #353839
  9. #232626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #b7c3c4
  3. #bfc9ca
  4. #c7d0d1
  5. #cfd7d7
  6. #d7dede
  7. #dfe4e5
  8. #e7ebeb
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbcbd
  2. #aab6b7
  3. #a6b0b1
  4. #a1aaab
  5. #9ca4a5
  6. #989e9f
  7. #939898
  8. #8e9292
  9. #898c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5babb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abbdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4babd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbdbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbcbd {
  color: #afbcbd;
}
Background
.bg-afbcbd {
  background-color: #afbcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbcbd {
  border: 2px solid #afbcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbcbd, #afb5bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.09 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.42 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.68 #504342 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afbcbd  rgb(175, 188, 189)  hsl(184, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdb0af  rgb(189, 176, 175)  hsl(4, 10%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#bdafbc  rgb(189, 175, 188)  hsl(304, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bcbdaf  rgb(188, 189, 175)  hsl(64, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray