Information about #AFAAB9 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AFAAB9 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chatelle (#B3ABB6) and Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 170, 185)), which gives #AFAAB9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AFAAB9 color variations
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#AFAAB9 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFAAB9 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFAAB9 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFAAB9 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFAAB9 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFAAB9 color
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Nearest named colors to #AFAAB9
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AFA8BC
#B3ABB6
#B1A9B1
#ACAFB1
#B9ACBB
#B0ACAE
#B3B3B3
#AAB5B8
#ADB2B0
#A5A9B2
#B1B6B7
#AEAEAD
#AFAAB9 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFAAB9
- RGB175, 170, 185
- CMYK4, 6, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(175, 170, 185)
- HSL260°, 10%, 70%
- HSL Precise260°, 9.677%, 69.608%
- HSV260°, 8%, 73%
- HSB260°, 8%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.667, 0.725)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.667, 0.725, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.667, 0.725)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFAAB9
- DECIMAL ID11512505
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
