#AFB6B6

A light, muted neutral closely aligning with Silver.

About #AFB6B6

Visually, #AFB6B6 is defined as a muted neutral. Designers often compare it to the standard color Silver. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 182, and 182.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 4.6% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFB6B6
RGB175, 182, 182
HSL180.0°, 4.6%, 70.0%
CMYK4%, 0%, 0%, 29%
HSV180.0°, 3.8%, 71.4%
LAB73.5, -2.4, -0.9
XYZ42.9, 45.9, 50.9
Decimal11515574

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.19:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFB6B6; }
.text-color { color: #AFB6B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFB6B6; }

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