What color is #AFA3AA?

#AFA3AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA3AA?

The RGB value is 175, 163, 170: 175 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA3AA?

The complementary color is #A3AFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA3AA color

#AFA3AA rgb(175, 163, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA3AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (175, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#AFA3AA color codes

HEX	`#AFA3AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, 5.62, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 5.98, 339.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.031, 38.211, 43.394)`
Decimal	`11510698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA3AA, 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 #AFA3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #AFA3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa3aa; }
.text { color: #afa3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa3aa, #afa3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFA3AA?: #AFA3AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA3AA?: The RGB value is 175, 163, 170: 175 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA3AA?: The complementary color is #A3AFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.