Information about #AFB9BE color

#AFB9BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFB9BE belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 185, 190) — 68.6% red, 72.5% green, 74.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 2 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFB9BE is a softly toned steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 185, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFB9BE: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFB9BE color variations

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

#AFB9BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFB9BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFB9BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFB9BE 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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#AFB9BE 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 #AFB9BE

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

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

#AFB9BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB9BE
  • RGB175, 185, 190
  • CMYK6, 2, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(175, 185, 190)
  • HSL200°, 10%, 72%
  • HSL Precise200°, 10.345%, 71.569%
  • HSV200°, 8%, 75%
  • HSB200°, 8%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.725, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.725, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.725, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB9BE
  • DECIMAL ID11516350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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