What color is #AFA8A4?

#AFA8A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA8A4?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 164: 175 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA8A4?

The complementary color is #A4ABAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA8A4 color

#AFA8A4 rgb(175, 168, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA8A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 64.3% blue (175, 168, 164).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#AFA8A4 color codes

HEX	`#AFA8A4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, 1.78, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 3.45, 58.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.382, 39.8, 40.775)`
Decimal	`11511972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA8A4, 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 #AFA8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #AFA8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa8a4; }
.text { color: #afa8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa8a4, #afaea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA8A4?: #AFA8A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA8A4?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 164: 175 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA8A4?: The complementary color is #A4ABAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.