What color is #AFAAAF?

#AFAAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAAAF?

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

What is the complementary color of #AFAAAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAAAF color

#AFAAAF rgb(175, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAAAF is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#AFAAAF color codes

HEX	`#AFAAAF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, 2.72, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 3.33, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.791, 40.959, 46.359)`
Decimal	`11512495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAAAF, 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 #AFAAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #AFAAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFAAAF?: #AFAAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAAAF?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 175: 175 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAAAF?: The complementary color is #AAAFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.