What color is #AFB2AD?

#AFB2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB2AD?

The RGB value is 175, 178, 173: 175 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB2AD?

The complementary color is #B0ADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB2AD color

#AFB2AD rgb(175, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (175, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#AFB2AD color codes

HEX	`#AFB2AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, -1.99, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 2.95, 132.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.141, 43.972, 45.847)`
Decimal	`11514541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB2AD, 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 #AFB2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #AFB2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb2ad; }
.text { color: #afb2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb2ad, #adb2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFB2AD?: #AFB2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB2AD?: The RGB value is 175, 178, 173: 175 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB2AD?: The complementary color is #B0ADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.