What color is #AFA6A4?

#AFA6A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA6A4?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 164: 175 red, 166 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA6A4?

The complementary color is #A4ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA6A4?

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.

#AFA6A4 color

#AFA6A4 rgb(175, 166, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA6A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 64.3% blue (175, 166, 164).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFA6A4 color codes

HEX	`#AFA6A4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, 2.88, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 3.62, 37.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.015, 39.067, 40.653)`
Decimal	`11511460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA6A4, 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 #AFA6A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA6A4 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 #AFA6A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa6a4; }
.text { color: #afa6a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa6a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa6a4, #afaca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFA6A4?: #AFA6A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA6A4?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 164: 175 red, 166 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA6A4?: The complementary color is #A4ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA6A4?: 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.