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#AFBBCE Sailor Boy

#AFBBCE is a light gray named Sailor Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(175, 187, 206)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 24% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #AFBBCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #AFBBCE

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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#AFBBCE 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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#AFBBCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2B9CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BCCF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BBCF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B9CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BACE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8BFC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACBDC8
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BABF

#AFBBCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#AFBBCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#AFBBCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBBCE in CSS

/* Sailor Boy */
.color { color: #AFBBCE; }
.background { background-color: #AFBBCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFBBCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 187 206);
color: hsl(217 24% 75%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.030 259.6);

#AFBBCE FAQ

What color is #AFBBCE?

#AFBBCE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBCE?

#AFBBCE is rgb(175, 187, 206) in RGB, hsl(217, 24%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBBCE?

The complementary color of #AFBBCE is #CEC2AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBBCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBBCE: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBBCE a warm or cool color?

#AFBBCE is a neutral color.