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#AFBFBF closest to Stormy

#AFBFBF is a light gray; the closest named color is Stormy. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(175, 191, 191)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 11% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AFBFBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.03:1.

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Variations of #AFBFBF

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

How #AFBFBF 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 #B9BBBF
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBDBF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BDBF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BBBF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BCBF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABC0BF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADBFBF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BDBD

#AFBFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#AFBFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.03:1 Very good#AFBFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBFBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 191 191);
color: hsl(180 11% 72%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.018 196.8);

#AFBFBF FAQ

What color is #AFBFBF?

#AFBFBF 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 #AFBFBF?

#AFBFBF is rgb(175, 191, 191) in RGB, hsl(180, 11%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFBF?

The complementary color of #AFBFBF is #BFAFAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBFBF: 11.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBFBF a warm or cool color?

#AFBFBF is a neutral color.