What color is #AFAFB6?

#AFAFB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAFB6?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 182: 175 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAFB6?

The complementary color is #B6B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAFB6 color

#AFAFB6 rgb(175, 175, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFAFB6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 71.4% blue (175, 175, 182).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#AFAFB6 color codes

HEX	`#AFAFB6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, 1.34, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 3.81, 290.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.451, 43.151, 50.392)`
Decimal	`11513782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAFB6, 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 #AFAFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #AFAFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afafb6; }
.text { color: #afafb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afafb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afafb6, #b3afb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAFB6?: #AFAFB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAFB6?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 182: 175 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAFB6?: The complementary color is #B6B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.