Bombay Color

#afb1b8

Bombay is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #504e47
Complementary Color #b7b5af
Color Shade: cool blue (226.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with white)
Bombay Color Sample
Bombay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #afb1b8

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bombay Color. The Bright Manatee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aleutian (#9a9eb3) for more energetic effect. Try Time Warp as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b7b5af is the best complementary color to Bombay. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afb1b8 complementary color is Tide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bombay are #afb5b7 and #b1afb7. Thus found on the left and right of #afb1b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Bombay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bombay palette consists of #b5b7af and #b7b1af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7b5af). Try Green Spring and Nobel colors in combination with #afb1b8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #afb1b8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bombay. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bombay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #afb1b8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bombay tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b7b5af) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7afb1 and #afb7b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #afb1b8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Bombay has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 5.96% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afb1b8 is made of 3.53% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #afb1b8
RGB Decimal rgb(175,177,184)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 2.75, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(226.67,5.96%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(226.67,4.89%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2411,0.6486,-3.8166)
XYZ xyz(42.0531,44.0189,51.6275)
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