Information about #AFB1AB color

#AFB1AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB1AB falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 177, 171) — 68.6% red, 69.4% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 2 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AFB1AB reads as a quiet, subdued grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Delta (#AEB0AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Foil (#AFB1AE) and Bombay (#AEAEAD).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 177, 171)), which gives #AFB1AB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFB1AB: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFB1AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFB1AB color variations

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

#AFB1AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFB1AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8C8F86

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#696C63

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#464842

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#232421

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Black

#000000

#AFB1AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9B9D98

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#929390

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#888987

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Grey

#808080

#AFB1AB 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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#B0B0AA

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#B0ADAA

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#AFB1AB 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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#B0AAB1
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#AAABB1
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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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#B1B0AA
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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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#AAAEB1
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#B1AAAE
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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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#B1AAAE
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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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#AAB1B0
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#ACAAB1
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#B1AAAB
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Nearest named colors to #AFB1AB

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

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

#AFB1AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB1AB
  • RGB175, 177, 171
  • CMYK1, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 177, 171)
  • HSL80°, 4%, 68%
  • HSL Precise80°, 3.704%, 68.235%
  • HSV80°, 3%, 69%
  • HSB80°, 3%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.694, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.694, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.694, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB1AB
  • DECIMAL ID11514283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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