What color is #AFB0B6?

#AFB0B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB0B6?

The RGB value is 175, 176, 182: 175 red, 176 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB0B6?

The complementary color is #B6B5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB0B6 color

#AFB0B6 rgb(175, 176, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB0B6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69% green and 71.4% blue (175, 176, 182).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#AFB0B6 color codes

HEX	`#AFB0B6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 176, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 0.8, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 3.28, 284.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.646, 43.542, 50.457)`
Decimal	`11514038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB0B6, 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 #AFB0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #AFB0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb0b6; }
.text { color: #afb0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 176 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb0b6, #b2afb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB0B6?: #AFB0B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB0B6?: The RGB value is 175, 176, 182: 175 red, 176 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB0B6?: The complementary color is #B6B5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.