What color is #AFAAA8?

#AFAAA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAAA8?

The RGB value is 175, 170, 168: 175 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAAA8?

The complementary color is #A8ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAAA8 color

#AFAAA8 rgb(175, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAAA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (175, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#AFAAA8 color codes

HEX	`#AFAAA8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, 1.42, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 2.18, 49.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.121, 40.691, 42.831)`
Decimal	`11512488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAAA8, 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 #AFAAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #AFAAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaaa8; }
.text { color: #afaaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaaa8, #afaea8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFAAA8?: #AFAAA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAAA8?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 168: 175 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAAA8?: The complementary color is #A8ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.