What color is #AFB3A9?

#AFB3A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB3A9?

The RGB value is 175, 179, 169: 175 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB3A9?

The complementary color is #ADA9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB3A9 color

#AFB3A9 rgb(175, 179, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB3A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.2% green and 66.3% blue (175, 179, 169).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#AFB3A9 color codes

HEX	`#AFB3A9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 179, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -3.26, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 5.65, 125.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.96, 44.219, 43.906)`
Decimal	`11514793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB3A9, 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 #AFB3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #AFB3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb3a9; }
.text { color: #afb3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 179 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb3a9, #aab3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AFB3A9?: #AFB3A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB3A9?: The RGB value is 175, 179, 169: 175 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB3A9?: The complementary color is #ADA9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.