What color is #AFA0A6?

#AFA0A6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA0A6?

The RGB value is 175, 160, 166: 175 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA0A6?

The complementary color is #A0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA0A6 color

#AFA0A6 rgb(175, 160, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA0A6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.7% green and 65.1% blue (175, 160, 166).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#AFA0A6 color codes

HEX	`#AFA0A6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 160, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, 6.53, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 6.63, 350.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.132, 37.009, 41.256)`
Decimal	`11509926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA0A6, 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 #AFA0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #AFA0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa0a6; }
.text { color: #afa0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 160 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa0a6, #afa2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFA0A6?: #AFA0A6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA0A6?: The RGB value is 175, 160, 166: 175 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA0A6?: The complementary color is #A0AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.