What color is #AFAFB1?

#AFAFB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAFB1?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 177: 175 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFB1?

The complementary color is #B1B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFB1 color

#AFAFB1 rgb(175, 175, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAFB1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 69.4% blue (175, 175, 177).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% 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 9.59:1).

#AFAFB1 color codes

HEX	`#AFAFB1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 0.38, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 1.09, 290.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.944, 42.948, 47.719)`
Decimal	`11513777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFB1, 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 #AFAFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #AFAFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafb1; }
.text { color: #afafb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafb1, #b0afb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAFB1?: #AFAFB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAFB1?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 177: 175 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFB1?: The complementary color is #B1B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.