What color is #AFA6AC?

#AFA6AC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA6AC?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 172: 175 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA6AC?

The complementary color is #A6AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA6AC color

#AFA6AC rgb(175, 166, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA6AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 67.5% blue (175, 166, 172).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#AFA6AC color codes

HEX	`#AFA6AC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, 4.34, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 4.75, 336.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.761, 39.365, 44.578)`
Decimal	`11511468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA6AC, 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 #AFA6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #AFA6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa6ac; }
.text { color: #afa6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa6ac, #afa6a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFA6AC?: #AFA6AC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA6AC?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 172: 175 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA6AC?: The complementary color is #A6AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.