What color is #AFA2AC?

#AFA2AC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA2AC?

The RGB value is 175, 162, 172: 175 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA2AC?

The complementary color is #A2AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA2AC color

#AFA2AC rgb(175, 162, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA2AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.5% green and 67.5% blue (175, 162, 172).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#AFA2AC color codes

HEX	`#AFA2AC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 162, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, 6.54, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 7.4, 332.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.045, 37.934, 44.339)`
Decimal	`11510444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA2AC, 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 #AFA2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #AFA2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa2ac; }
.text { color: #afa2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 162 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa2ac, #afa2a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA2AC?: #AFA2AC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA2AC?: The RGB value is 175, 162, 172: 175 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA2AC?: The complementary color is #A2AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.