Information about #AFBAB9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFBAB9 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 186, 185) — 68.6% red, 72.9% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #AFBAB9 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Emerge (#ADBAB5). Slightly further away sit Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 186, 185) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #AFBAB9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFBAB9 color variations

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

#AFBAB9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBAB9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBAB9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBAB9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFBAB9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFBAB9

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

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

#AFBAB9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBAB9
  • RGB175, 186, 185
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 27
  • HSL175°, 7%, 71%
  • HSL Precise174.545°, 7.383%, 70.784%
  • HSV175°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB175°, 6%, 73%
  • HEX IDAFBAB9
  • DECIMAL ID11516601
  • 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 RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
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