What color is #AFA5AD?

#AFA5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA5AD?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 173: 175 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA5AD?

The complementary color is #A5AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA5AD color

#AFA5AD rgb(175, 165, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA5AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 67.8% blue (175, 165, 173).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#AFA5AD color codes

HEX	`#AFA5AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.78, 5.08, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.78, 5.81, 330.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.676, 39.042, 45.025)`
Decimal	`11511213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA5AD, 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 #AFA5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #AFA5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa5ad; }
.text { color: #afa5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa5ad, #afa5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFA5AD?: #AFA5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA5AD?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 173: 175 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA5AD?: The complementary color is #A5AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.