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#AFBFB2 — Silver Grey

#AFBFB2 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 #AFBFB2 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.

#AFBFB2 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 #BFB0BD; it also sits naturally between #B5BFB0 and #B0BFBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFBFB2 · RGB 175, 191, 178

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Color values

HEX#AFBFB2
RGB175, 191, 178
HSL131°, 11%, 72%
HSV131°, 8%, 75%
CMYK8%, 0%, 7%, 25%
XYZ44.35, 49.59, 49.35
Yxy49.59, 0.3095, 0.3461
CIE-Lab75.82, -7.96, 4.67
Hunter Lab70.42, -7.18, 4.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AFBFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFBFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFBFB2

.text { color: #AFBFB2; }
.background { background-color: #AFBFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 191, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 11%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 191, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 191, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFBFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFBFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFBFB2

#9CB0A0#88A08C#77927C#667F6B#566C5A#46584A#364439#29332B#191F1A#090B09

Tints of #AFBFB2

#B5C4B8#BECBC0#C4CFC6#CCD6CE#D2DBD3#D7DFD9#E0E6E1#E6EBE6#EEF1EF#F4F6F4

Tones of #AFBFB2

#B1BEB4#B2BDB4#B3BCB5#B4BBB5#B5BAB6#B6B9B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFBFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBFB2

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 #AFBFB2: ·

How #AFBFB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6B5Deuteranopia · #B5B4B6Tritanopia · #B0B8B8

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 Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFBFB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbd6b8
#BBD6B8 · #AEC2B6 · #94AF9F · #DBE4C6
Palette 94a684
#94A684 · #AEC3AE · #E4E4D0 · #FFEEF4
Amber Ruby Harbor
#748A53 · #A7C4B2 · #78A9C0 · #5F547E
Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5
Palette Fef5ed
#FEF5ED · #D3E4CD · #ADC2A9 · #99A799
Palette A9907e
#A9907E · #F3DEBA · #ABC4AA · #675D50

Similar colors

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

#AEC2B6#AEC3AE#A7C4B2#B6C4B6#ADC2A9#ABC4AA#AFC8AD#ACC6AA#B2C9AD#A9BFA8#B4B4B3#B7B7B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFBFB1  ·  #AFBFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBFB2?

#AFBFB2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 175, 191, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBFB2?

#AFBFB2 is RGB 175, 191, 178 — HSL 131°, 11%, 72% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 7%, 25%.

What colors go with #AFBFB2?

Its complement is #BFB0BD; analogous partners are #B5BFB0 and #B0BFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBFB2 for text?

Black text on #AFBFB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.