What color is #AFAFAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFAFAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AFAFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFAA color

#AFAFAA rgb(175, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAFAA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#AFAFAA color codes

HEX	`#AFAFAA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, -0.93, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 2.72, 109.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.264, 42.676, 44.139)`
Decimal	`11513770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFAA, 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 #AFAFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #AFAFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFAFAA?: #AFAFAA is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAFAA?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 170: 175 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFAA?: The complementary color is #AAAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.