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#AFBBAC — Silver Grey

#AFBBAC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AFBBAC 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.

#AFBBAC is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality 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 #B7ABBA; it also sits naturally between #B6BAAB and #ABBAAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFBBAC · RGB 175, 187, 172

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Color values

HEX#AFBBAC
RGB175, 187, 172
HSL108°, 10%, 70%
HSV108°, 8%, 73%
CMYK6%, 0%, 8%, 27%
XYZ42.90, 47.63, 45.96
Yxy47.63, 0.3143, 0.3490
CIE-Lab74.59, -6.96, 6.16
Hunter Lab69.02, -6.25, 5.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AFBBAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFBBAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFBBAC

.text { color: #AFBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #AFBBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 10%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 187, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFBBAC

#9BAA97#8B9C86#788C73#697B65#596855#485445#3A4337#293027#1A1F19#0A0B09

Tints of #AFBBAC

#B6C1B3#BBC6B9#C4CDC1#C9D1C7#D1D8CF#D9DFD8#DFE3DD#E7EAE6#ECEFEB#F4F6F4

Tones of #AFBBAC

#AEB9AC#AFB8AD#B0B7AE#B1B6AF#B1B5B0#B2B3B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7ABBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFBBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBBAC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AFBBAC: ·

How #AFBBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B4B0Deuteranopia · #B4B3B1Tritanopia · #B0B2B3

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Fef5ed
#FEF5ED · #D3E4CD · #ADC2A9 · #99A799
Palette Faffc5
#FAFFC5 · #A9BFA8 · #5E686D · #3A3960
Palette 94a684
#94A684 · #AEC3AE · #E4E4D0 · #FFEEF4
Palette Ff7f11
#FF7F11 · #ACBFA4 · #E2E8CE · #262626
Palette Fff5eb
#FFF5EB · #DEEDF0 · #F4C7AB · #B2B8A3
Palette A9907e
#A9907E · #F3DEBA · #ABC4AA · #675D50

Similar colors

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

#ADC2A9#A9BFA8#AEC3AE#ACBFA4#B2B8A3#ABC4AA#A7C1A8#B4B4B3#A8BBA3#ACC6AA#ACC5A6#AEC2B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFBBAB  ·  #AFBBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBBAC?

#AFBBAC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 175, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBBAC?

#AFBBAC is RGB 175, 187, 172 — HSL 108°, 10%, 70% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 8%, 27%.

What colors go with #AFBBAC?

Its complement is #B7ABBA; analogous partners are #B6BAAB and #ABBAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBBAC for text?

Black text on #AFBBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.