Information about #AFBABB color

#AFBABB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFBABB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 186, 187) — 68.6% red, 72.9% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFBABB reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

The recipe behind #AFBABB is rgb(175, 186, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFBABB: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFBABB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFBABB color variations

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

#AFBABB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBABB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBABB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBABB 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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#AFBABB 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 #AFBABB

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

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

#AFBABB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBABB
  • RGB175, 186, 187
  • CMYK5, 0, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(175, 186, 187)
  • HSL185°, 8%, 71%
  • HSL Precise185°, 8.108%, 70.98%
  • HSV185°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB185°, 6%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.729, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.729, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.729, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBABB
  • DECIMAL ID11516603
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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