Information about #AFB9BB color

#AFB9BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFB9BB is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 185, 187) — 68.6% red, 72.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 1 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFB9BB presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Antique Steel (#B1B6B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Longitude (#AEB7C0).

The recipe behind #AFB9BB is rgb(175, 185, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AFB9BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFB9BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFB9BB 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFB9BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#AFB9BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB9BB
  • RGB175, 185, 187
  • CMYK5, 1, 0, 27
  • HSL190°, 8%, 71%
  • HSL Precise190°, 8.108%, 70.98%
  • HSV190°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB190°, 6%, 73%
  • HEX IDAFB9BB
  • DECIMAL ID11516347
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
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