What color is #AFAAB8?

#AFAAB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAAB8?

The RGB value is 175, 170, 184: 175 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAAB8?

The complementary color is #B3B8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAAB8 color

#AFAAB8 rgb(175, 170, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAAB8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 72.2% blue (175, 170, 184).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#AFAAB8 color codes

HEX	`#AFAAB8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 4.46, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 7.9, 304.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.704, 41.324, 51.17)`
Decimal	`11512504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAAB8, 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 #AFAAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #AFAAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaab8; }
.text { color: #afaab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 170 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaab8, #b6aab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFAAB8?: #AFAAB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAAB8?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 184: 175 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAAB8?: The complementary color is #B3B8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.