What color is #AFABB0?

#AFABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFABB0?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 176: 175 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABB0?

The complementary color is #ACB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFABB0 color

#AFABB0 rgb(175, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFABB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (175, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#AFABB0 color codes

HEX	`#AFABB0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, 2.36, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 3.13, 318.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.077, 41.374, 46.941)`
Decimal	`11512752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABB0, 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 #AFABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #AFABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afabb0; }
.text { color: #afabb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afabb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afabb0, #b0abaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFABB0?: #AFABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFABB0?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 176: 175 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABB0?: The complementary color is #ACB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.