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#AFBFCA closest to Stainless Steel

#AFBFCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Stainless Steel. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(175, 191, 202)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 20% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #AFBFCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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#AFBFCA color conversion

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Variations of #AFBFCA

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

How #AFBFCA 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 #B7BBCA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABECB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BECA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BBCA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BDCA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8C2C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACC0C7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BDC0

#AFBFCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#AFBFCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#AFBFCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFBFCA in CSS

/* Stainless Steel */
.color { color: #AFBFCA; }
.background { background-color: #AFBFCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFBFCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 191 202);
color: hsl(204 20% 74%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.024 237.7);

#AFBFCA FAQ

What color is #AFBFCA?

#AFBFCA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFBFCA?

#AFBFCA is rgb(175, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(204, 20%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFBFCA?

The complementary color of #AFBFCA is #CABAAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFBFCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFBFCA: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFBFCA a warm or cool color?

#AFBFCA is a neutral color.