Information about #AFBCB9 color

#AFBCB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFBCB9 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 188, 185) — 68.6% red, 73.7% green, 72.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 2 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFBCB9 is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Emerge (#ADBAB5).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 188, 185) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFBCB9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFBCB9 color variations

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

#AFBCB9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFBCB9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFBCB9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFBCB9 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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#AFBCB9 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 #AFBCB9

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

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

#AFBCB9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBCB9
  • RGB175, 188, 185
  • CMYK7, 0, 2, 26
  • CSSrgb(175, 188, 185)
  • HSL166°, 9%, 71%
  • HSL Precise166.154°, 8.844%, 71.176%
  • HSV166°, 7%, 74%
  • HSB166°, 7%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.737, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.737, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.737, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBCB9
  • DECIMAL ID11517113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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