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#AFBCBF closest to Stormy

#AFBCBF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(175, 188, 191)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 11% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AFBCBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.77:1.

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Variations of #AFBCBF

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

How #AFBCBF 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 #B7B9BF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BBBF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BBBF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B9BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BABF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABBDBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADBDBE
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BABB

#AFBCBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#AFBCBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.77:1 Very good#AFBCBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBCBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 188 191);
color: hsl(191 11% 72%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.015 213.1);

#AFBCBF FAQ

What color is #AFBCBF?

#AFBCBF 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 #AFBCBF?

#AFBCBF is rgb(175, 188, 191) in RGB, hsl(191, 11%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCBF?

The complementary color of #AFBCBF is #BFB2AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBCBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBCBF: 10.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBCBF a warm or cool color?

#AFBCBF is a neutral color.