What color is #AFA9AD?

#AFA9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA9AD?

The RGB value is 175, 169, 173: 175 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA9AD?

The complementary color is #A9AFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA9AD color

#AFA9AD rgb(175, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFA9AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (175, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#AFA9AD color codes

HEX	`#AFA9AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 2.89, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 3.16, 335.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.409, 40.507, 45.27)`
Decimal	`11512237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA9AD, 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 #AFA9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #AFA9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa9ad; }
.text { color: #afa9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa9ad, #afa9aa); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA9AD?: #AFA9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA9AD?: The RGB value is 175, 169, 173: 175 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA9AD?: The complementary color is #A9AFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.