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#AFBBA8 Ash Gray

#AFBBA8 is Ash Gray.

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#AFBBA8

Ash Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #AFBBA8?

HEX
#AFBBA8
RGB
rgb(175, 187, 168)
HSL
hsl(98, 12%, 70%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.030 134)
CMYK
6, 0, 10, 27

#AFBBA8 has a contrast ratio of 2.00:1 against white and 10.50:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #AFBBA8
#AFBBA8
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #AFBBA8 · 8.7:1

Tints and shades of #AFBBA8

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EDFAE6
  2. #CEDAC7
  3. #AFBBA8
  4. #919D8B
  5. #75806E
  6. #596453
  7. #3F4939
  8. #273021
  9. #10190B

Colors that go with #AFBBA8

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Sage, #A6A991 and Taupe, #978D7A become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --ash-gray-1: #AFBBA8; /* Ash Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #AFBBA8

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (37)

Salt Marsh

Mesh gradients (3)