What color is #AFA9AA?

#AFA9AA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA9AA?

The RGB value is 175, 169, 170: 175 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA9AA?

The complementary color is #A9AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA9AA color

#AFA9AA rgb(175, 169, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA9AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.3% green and 66.7% blue (175, 169, 170).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#AFA9AA color codes

HEX	`#AFA9AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 169, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, 2.33, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 2.34, 6.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.122, 40.392, 43.758)`
Decimal	`11512234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA9AA, 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 #AFA9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #AFA9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa9aa; }
.text { color: #afa9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 169 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa9aa, #afaba9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFA9AA?: #AFA9AA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA9AA?: The RGB value is 175, 169, 170: 175 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA9AA?: The complementary color is #A9AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.