What color is #AFA8AE?

#AFA8AE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA8AE?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 174: 175 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA8AE?

The complementary color is #A8AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA8AE color

#AFA8AE rgb(175, 168, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA8AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (175, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#AFA8AE color codes

HEX	`#AFA8AE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 3.62, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 4.23, 328.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.321, 40.175, 45.719)`
Decimal	`11511982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA8AE, 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 #AFA8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #AFA8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa8ae; }
.text { color: #afa8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa8ae, #afa8ab); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA8AE?: #AFA8AE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA8AE?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 174: 175 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA8AE?: The complementary color is #A8AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.