Information about #AFBBC6 color

#AFBBC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFBBC6 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 187, 198) — 68.6% red, 73.3% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #AFBBC6 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 187, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #AFBBC6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFBBC6 color variations

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

#AFBBC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBBC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBBC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBBC6 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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#AFBBC6 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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#AEC6C5
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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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#BBC6AE
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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 #AFBBC6

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

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

#AFBBC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBBC6
  • RGB175, 187, 198
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(175, 187, 198)
  • HSL209°, 17%, 73%
  • HSL Precise208.696°, 16.788%, 73.137%
  • HSV209°, 12%, 78%
  • HSB209°, 12%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.733, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.733, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.733, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBBC6
  • DECIMAL ID11516870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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