Information about #AFB6CB color

#AFB6CB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB6CB falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 182, 203) — 68.6% red, 71.4% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 8 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AFB6CB reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure 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 Alaska (#B2B9CD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 182, 203)), which gives #AFB6CB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFB6CB: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #AFB6CB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFB6CB color variations

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

#AFB6CB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFB6CB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFB6CB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFB6CB 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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#AFB6CB 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 #AFB6CB

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

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

#AFB6CB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB6CB
  • RGB175, 182, 203
  • CMYK11, 8, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(175, 182, 203)
  • HSL225°, 21%, 74%
  • HSL Precise225°, 21.212%, 74.118%
  • HSV225°, 14%, 80%
  • HSB225°, 14%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.714, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.714, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.714, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB6CB
  • DECIMAL ID11515595
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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