What color is #A8AFAF?

#A8AFAF is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AFAF?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 175: 168 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AFAF?

The complementary color is #AFA8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AFAF color

#A8AFAF rgb(168, 175, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AFAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 68.6% blue (168, 175, 175).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#A8AFAF color codes

HEX	`#A8AFAF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, -2.45, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 2.6, 199.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.215, 42.08, 46.605)`
Decimal	`11055023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AFAF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8AFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8AFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8afaf; }
.text { color: #a8afaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8afaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8afaf, #a8acaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AFAF?: #A8AFAF is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AFAF?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 175: 168 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AFAF?: The complementary color is #AFA8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.