Palettes / Colors / #AFAEC0

#AFAEC0 — Light Dusty Blue

#AFAEC0 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AFAEC0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFAEC0 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BFC0AF; it also sits naturally between #AFB7C0 and #B8AFC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 68% · Blue 75%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFAEC0

.text { color: #AFAEC0; }
.background { background-color: #AFAEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFAEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 174, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 12%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFAEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 174, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFAEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 174, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFAEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFAEC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFC0AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFAEC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFAEC0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AFAEC0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFAEC0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFAEBF  ·  #AFAEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFAEC0?

#AFAEC0 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 174, 192). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFAEC0?

#AFAEC0 is RGB 175, 174, 192 — HSL 243°, 12%, 72% — CMYK 9%, 9%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #AFAEC0?

Its complement is #BFC0AF; analogous partners are #AFB7C0 and #B8AFC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFAEC0 for text?

Black text on #AFAEC0 has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.