Information about #AFB5B5 color

#AFB5B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFB5B5 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(175, 181, 181) (68.6% red, 71% green, 71% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 29 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFB5B5 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 practically indistinguishable from Antique Steel (#B1B6B7). Slightly further away sit Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2) and Hermitage (#B1B9B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 181, 181) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFB5B5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFB5B5 color variations

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

#AFB5B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFB5B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Nevada

#666F6F
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Black

#000000

#AFB5B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFB5B5 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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#AFB5B5 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 #AFB5B5

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

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

#AFB5B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB5B5
  • RGB175, 181, 181
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(175, 181, 181)
  • HSL180°, 4%, 70%
  • HSL Precise180°, 3.896%, 69.804%
  • HSV180°, 3%, 71%
  • HSB180°, 3%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.710, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.710, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.710, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB5B5
  • DECIMAL ID11515317
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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