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#AFAABE closest to Nebulous December

#AFAABE is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous December. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(175, 170, 190)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 13% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AFAABE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.32:1.

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Variations of #AFAABE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AFAABE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AFAABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFAABE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7ACBD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6ADBF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9ACBF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7ACBD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9ACBE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADADB0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEABB8
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADACB1

#AFAABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#AFAABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.32:1 Very good#AFAABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFAABE in CSS

/* Nebulous December */
.color { color: #AFAABE; }
.background { background-color: #AFAABE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFAABE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 170 190);
color: hsl(255 13% 71%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.029 297.1);

#AFAABE FAQ

What color is #AFAABE?

#AFAABE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFAABE?

#AFAABE is rgb(175, 170, 190) in RGB, hsl(255, 13%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFAABE?

The complementary color of #AFAABE is #B9BEAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFAABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFAABE: 9.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFAABE a warm or cool color?

#AFAABE is a neutral color.