#AFBFB3
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AFBFB3
#AFBFB3 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFAFBB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFBFB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFBFB3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFBFB3?
#AFBFB3 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFBFB3?
Use black text. Black on #AFBFB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFBFB3?
Its complementary colour is #BFAFBB, and analogous partners are #B3BFAF and #AFBFBB.