#AFBBCB

Accessibility

AAA

10.79:1

Vs white / black

1.95:1 · 10.79:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#afbbcb

RGB

rgb(175, 187, 203)

RGBA

rgba(175, 187, 203, 1)

HSL

hsl(214, 21%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(214, 21%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(214, 14%, 80%)

LAB

lab(75.43% -0.89 -9.46)

LCH

lch(75.43% 9.5 264.63)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7878 -0.0066 -0.0255)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7878 0.0263 255.49)

XYZ

xyz(46.23, 48.97, 63.50)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 20%)

CSS

color: #afbbcb;

CSS variable

--color-afbbcb: #afbbcb;

SCSS

$color-afbbcb: #afbbcb;

JavaScript

const color = "#afbbcb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#afbbcb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#afbbcb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#afbbcb", "rgb": { "r": 175, "g": 187, "b": 203 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7878 0.0263 255.49)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#afbbcb-1: #afbbcb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Very different · ΔE 6.75 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.28 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.71 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.24 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ecf6ff 100dfe9f5 200ccd5e2 300b4bfcd 40097a3b2 5007c8796 60067717e 700525a65 8003d444e 900283039 950141b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f9fb f2f4f6 ebeef2 e4e8ee dee3e9 d7dde5 d0d7e1 cad2dc c3ccd8 bcc6d4 b6c1cf afbbcb a0abba 929ca9 838c98 757d87 666d76 585e66 494e55 3a3e44 2c2f33 1d1f22 0f1011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f9fb f2f4f6 ebeef2 e4e8ee dee3e9 d7dde5 d0d7e1 cad2dc c3ccd8 bcc6d4 b6c1cf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a0abba 929ca9 838c98 757d87 666d76 585e66 494e55 3a3e44 2c2f33 1d1f22 0f1011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

abb6c5 a7b1bf a3acb8 9fa7b2 9ba2ac 989ea6 94999f 909499 8c8f93 888a8d 848586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AFBBCBStop 1 #CBBFAFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AFC9CBStop 1 #AFBBCBStop 2 #B1AFCBStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AFBBCBStop 1 #CBAFBBStop 2 #BBCBAFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AFBBCBStop 1 #CBB1AFStop 2 #C9CBAFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#28323EStop 1 #47576CStop 2 #657C9AStop 3 #93A3B8Stop 4 #C1CBD7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #afbbcb works

#AFBBCB (#afbbcb) sits in the blue family at about 214° hue, 21% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.95:1 on white and 10.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #afbbcb as small body text on white — 1.95:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Silver#BDC3C7 Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8