Bombay Color
Bombay is a gray color with hex code #AFB1B8. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bombay, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bombay Color Values
What Does Bombay Mean?
Bombay belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. As a lighter shade, Bombay reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bombay is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: light bluish gray, #B4BCC0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bombay
Bombay and #B7B5AE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AEB4B7 and #B1AEB7, which sit beside bombay on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bombay with triadic partners #B7AEB0 and #B0B7AE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Aluminium —
#A9ACB6(Delta E 2) - Spun Pearl —
#AAABB7(Delta E 3) - Grey Chateau —
#A2AAB3(Delta E 4) - Hit Grey —
#A1ADB5(Delta E 4) - Silver Chalice —
#ACACAC(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #AFB1B8; }
.background { background-color: #AFB1B8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #AFB1B8; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #AFB1B840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bombay?
Bombay has the hex code #AFB1B8. In RGB notation it is rgb(175, 177, 184), in HSL it is hsl(227, 6%, 70%), and its OKLCH value is 0.761, 0.01, 273.3.
What does the color bombay mean?
Gray-family colors like bombay carry distinct psychological associations. Bombay belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. As a lighter shade, Bombay reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with bombay?
Bombay has three easy routes: its complement #B7B5AE for punch, its neighbors #AEB4B7 and #B1AEB7 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B7AEB0 and #B0B7AE when you want energy.
Is bombay a standard web color?
No — Bombay is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #AFB1B8 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bombay lighter or darker?
To lighten bombay, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1F2F3 (lightest tint) to #1D1E20 (darkest shade).
About Bombay
Bombay is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #AFB1B8 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.