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#AFBFBB

#afbfbb ≈ Ash Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afbfbb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 11.11% saturation and 71.76% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.4996

Complementary

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #bfafb3

Split complementary

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #bfafbb
  3. #bfb3af

Analogous

  1. #afbfb3
  2. #afbfbb
  3. #afbbbf

Triadic

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #bbafbf
  3. #bfbbaf

Tetradic

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #afb3bf
  3. #bfafb3
  4. #bfbbaf

Square

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #b3afbf
  3. #bfafb3
  4. #bbbfaf

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7670
  2. #849d97
  3. #afbfbb
  4. #d9e1df
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#afbfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #9eaca8
  3. #8c9996
  4. #7b8683
  5. #697370
  6. #58605e
  7. #464c4b
  8. #353938
  9. #232625
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #b7c5c2
  3. #bfccc9
  4. #c7d2cf
  5. #cfd9d6
  6. #d7dfdd
  7. #dfe5e4
  8. #e7eceb
  9. #eff2f1
  10. #f7f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbfbb
  2. #aab9b5
  3. #a6b2af
  4. #a1aca9
  5. #9ca6a3
  6. #98a09e
  7. #939998
  8. #8e9392
  9. #898d8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbfbb {
  color: #afbfbb;
}
Background
.bg-afbfbb {
  background-color: #afbfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbfbb {
  border: 2px solid #afbfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 11% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbfbb, #afbbbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.64 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.72 #504044 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afbfbb  rgb(175, 191, 187)  hsl(165, 11%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfafb3  rgb(191, 175, 179)  hsl(345, 11%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bbafbf  rgb(187, 175, 191)  hsl(285, 11%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#bfbbaf  rgb(191, 187, 175)  hsl(45, 11%, 72%)  Silver