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#AFBDAE

#afbdae ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afbdae is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 74.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 116°, with 10.2% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4857

Complementary

  1. #afbdae
  2. #bcaebd

Split complementary

  1. #afbdae
  2. #b5aebd
  3. #bdaeb7

Analogous

  1. #b7bdae
  2. #afbdae
  3. #aebdb5

Triadic

  1. #afbdae
  2. #aeafbd
  3. #bdaeaf

Tetradic

  1. #afbdae
  2. #aebdbc
  3. #bcaebd
  4. #bdaeaf

Square

  1. #afbdae
  2. #aeb7bd
  3. #bcaebd
  4. #bdb5ae

Monochromatic

  1. #60745e
  2. #859b84
  3. #afbdae
  4. #d9dfd8
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#afbdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbdae
  2. #9eaa9d
  3. #8c978b
  4. #7b847a
  5. #697168
  6. #585f57
  7. #464c46
  8. #353934
  9. #232623
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbdae
  2. #b7c4b6
  3. #bfcabe
  4. #c7d1c6
  5. #cfd7ce
  6. #d7ded7
  7. #dfe5df
  8. #e7ebe7
  9. #eff2ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbdae
  2. #aab7a9
  3. #a6b1a5
  4. #a1aba0
  5. #9ca59c
  6. #989f97
  7. #939892
  8. #8e928e
  9. #898c89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bbb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebaad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb9af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aebcb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bbae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7baae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aebcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbdae {
  color: #afbdae;
}
Background
.bg-afbdae {
  background-color: #afbdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbdae {
  border: 2px solid #afbdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 189 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbdae, #aebdb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 189 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.74 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.96 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.57 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.68 #504251 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afbdae  rgb(175, 189, 174)  hsl(116, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bcaebd  rgb(188, 174, 189)  hsl(296, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#aeafbd  rgb(174, 175, 189)  hsl(236, 10%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bdaeaf  rgb(189, 174, 175)  hsl(356, 10%, 71%)  Silver Pink