What color is #AFA5A2?

#AFA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA5A2?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 162: 175 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA5A2?

The complementary color is #A2ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA5A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA5A2 color

#AFA5A2 rgb(175, 165, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA5A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 63.5% blue (175, 165, 162).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#AFA5A2 color codes

HEX	`#AFA5A2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, 3.07, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 4.18, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.655, 38.633, 39.649)`
Decimal	`11511202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA5A2, 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 #AFA5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA5A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #AFA5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa5a2; }
.text { color: #afa5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa5a2, #afaca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA5A2?: #AFA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA5A2?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 162: 175 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA5A2?: The complementary color is #A2ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA5A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.