Information about #AFB7B5 color

#AFB7B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFB7B5 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 183, 181) — 68.6% red, 71.8% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 1 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFB7B5 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one 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 practically indistinguishable from Hermitage (#B1B9B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Antique Steel (#B1B6B7) and Emerge (#ADBAB5).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 183, 181) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #AFB7B5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFB7B5 color variations

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

#AFB7B5 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 #AFB7B5

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

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB7B5
  • RGB175, 183, 181
  • CMYK3, 0, 1, 28
  • CSSrgb(175, 183, 181)
  • HSL165°, 5%, 70%
  • HSL Precise165°, 5.263%, 70.196%
  • HSV165°, 4%, 72%
  • HSB165°, 4%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.718, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.718, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.718, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB7B5
  • DECIMAL ID11515829
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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