What color is #AFAFAD?

#AFAFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAFAD?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 173: 175 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFAFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFAD color

#AFAFAD rgb(175, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAFAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (175, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#AFAFAD color codes

HEX	`#AFAFAD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.41, -0.37, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.41, 1.09, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.551, 42.791, 45.65)`
Decimal	`11513773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFAD, 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 #AFAFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #AFAFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafad; }
.text { color: #afafad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafad, #aeafad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAFAD?: #AFAFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAFAD?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 173: 175 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFAD?: The complementary color is #ADADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.