What color is #AFAAA0?

#AFAAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAAA0?

The RGB value is 175, 170, 160: 175 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAAA0?

The complementary color is #A0A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAAA0?

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.

#AFAAA0 color

#AFAAA0 rgb(175, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAAA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (175, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFAAA0 color codes

HEX	`#AFAAA0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, -0.01, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 5.79, 90.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.398, 40.402, 39.026)`
Decimal	`11512480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAAA0, 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 #AFAAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAAA0 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 #AFAAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaaa0; }
.text { color: #afaaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaaa0, #adafa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFAAA0?: #AFAAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAAA0?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 160: 175 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAAA0?: The complementary color is #A0A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAAA0?: 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.