What color is #AFAEA8?

#AFAEA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAEA8?

The RGB value is 175, 174, 168: 175 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAEA8?

The complementary color is #A8A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAEA8 color

#AFAEA8 rgb(175, 174, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAEA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.2% green and 65.9% blue (175, 174, 168).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#AFAEA8 color codes

HEX	`#AFAEA8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 174, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -0.75, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 3.29, 103.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.882, 42.213, 43.085)`
Decimal	`11513512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAEA8, 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 #AFAEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #AFAEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaea8; }
.text { color: #afaea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 174 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaea8, #adafa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAEA8?: #AFAEA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAEA8?: The RGB value is 175, 174, 168: 175 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAEA8?: The complementary color is #A8A9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.