What color is #AFA5A5?

#AFA5A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA5A5?

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

What is the complementary color of #AFA5A5?

The complementary color is #A5AFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA5A5 color

#AFA5A5 rgb(175, 165, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA5A5 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#AFA5A5 color codes

HEX	`#AFA5A5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, 3.6, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 3.83, 19.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.925, 38.741, 41.07)`
Decimal	`11511205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA5A5, 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 #AFA5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #AFA5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa5a5; }
.text { color: #afa5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa5a5, #afaaa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFA5A5?: #AFA5A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA5A5?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 165: 175 red, 165 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA5A5?: The complementary color is #A5AFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.