Palettes / Colors / #AFBCBE

#AFBCBE — Silver Grey

#AFBCBE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AFBCBE 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.

#AFBCBE 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 #BFB2B0; it also sits naturally between #B0BFBA and #B0B6BF. 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 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFBCBE

.text { color: #AFBCBE; }
.background { background-color: #AFBCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 10%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 188, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFBCBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB2B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFBCBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBCBE

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 #AFBCBE 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 #AFBCBE 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

← #AFBCBD  ·  #AFBCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBCBE?

#AFBCBE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 175, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBCBE?

#AFBCBE is RGB 175, 188, 190 — HSL 188°, 10%, 72% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #AFBCBE?

Its complement is #BFB2B0; analogous partners are #B0BFBA and #B0B6BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBCBE for text?

Black text on #AFBCBE has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.