What color is #AFB4A8?

#AFB4A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB4A8?

The RGB value is 175, 180, 168: 175 red, 180 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB4A8?

The complementary color is #ADA8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB4A8 color

#AFB4A8 rgb(175, 180, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB4A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.6% green and 65.9% blue (175, 180, 168).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#AFB4A8 color codes

HEX	`#AFB4A8`
RGB	`rgb(175, 180, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, -3.97, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 6.79, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.067, 44.584, 43.48)`
Decimal	`11515048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB4A8, 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 #AFB4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #AFB4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb4a8; }
.text { color: #afb4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 180 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb4a8, #a9b4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB4A8?: #AFB4A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB4A8?: The RGB value is 175, 180, 168: 175 red, 180 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB4A8?: The complementary color is #ADA8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.