What color is #AFABA5?

#AFABA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFABA5?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 165: 175 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABA5?

The complementary color is #A5A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFABA5?

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.

#AFABA5 color

#AFABA5 rgb(175, 171, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFABA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 64.7% blue (175, 171, 165).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dove (#B3ADA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AFABA5 color codes

HEX	`#AFABA5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, 0.33, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 3.6, 84.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.033, 40.957, 41.439)`
Decimal	`11512741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABA5, 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 #AFABA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABA5 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 #AFABA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaba5; }
.text { color: #afaba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaba5, #aeafa5); }

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Questions

What color is #AFABA5?: #AFABA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFABA5?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 165: 175 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABA5?: The complementary color is #A5A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABA5?: 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.