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#AFBCBD closest to Stormy

#AFBCBD is a light gray; the closest named color is Stormy. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(175, 188, 189)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 10% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AFBCBD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.75:1.

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Variations of #AFBCBD

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B9BD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABBBD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BBBD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B9BD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BABD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABBDBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADBCBD
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BABA

#AFBCBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#AFBCBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.75:1 Very good#AFBCBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBCBD in CSS

/* Stormy */
.color { color: #AFBCBD; }
.background { background-color: #AFBCBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFBCBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 188 189);
color: hsl(184 10% 71%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.014 202.4);

#AFBCBD FAQ

What color is #AFBCBD?

#AFBCBD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stormy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCBD?

#AFBCBD is rgb(175, 188, 189) in RGB, hsl(184, 10%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCBD?

The complementary color of #AFBCBD is #BDB0AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBCBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBCBD: 10.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBCBD a warm or cool color?

#AFBCBD is a neutral color.