#AFBCBC
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(78.5% 0.014 196.9), rgb(175, 188, 188).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.74:1).
About this color
#AFBCBC is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.74:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.74:1 |
| White text | 1.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AFBCBC |
| RGB | rgb(175, 188, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 9%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.5% 0.014 196.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AFBCBC | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc -42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AFBCBC | 10.74:1 | AAA | Lc 66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AFBCBC text on white | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AFBCBC text on black | 10.74:1 | AAA | Lc -64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBEB
oklch(93.7% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBDB
oklch(88.5% 0.009 197)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AFBCBC
oklch(78.5% 0.014 196.9)
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Step 400
400
#91A5A5
oklch(70.6% 0.022 196.7)
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Step 500
500
#758F8F
oklch(63% 0.03 196.4)
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Step 600
600
#5E797A
oklch(55.5% 0.031 199.1)
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Step 700
700
#4D6666
oklch(49% 0.03 196.2)
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Step 800
800
#3F5354
oklch(42.6% 0.025 200.1)
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Step 900
900
#364545
oklch(37.7% 0.019 196.4)
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Step 950
950
#202828
oklch(26.9% 0.011 196.5)
#AFBCBC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BABBBC | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B7B8BC | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABBDBC | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B9B9B9 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AFBCBC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.020
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.027
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.039
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.039
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.045
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.047
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.050
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.050
Use #AFBCBC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.