What color is #AFB6AE?

#AFB6AE is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB6AE?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 174: 175 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB6AE?

The complementary color is #B5AEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB6AE color

#AFB6AE rgb(175, 182, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB6AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (175, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#AFB6AE color codes

HEX	`#AFB6AE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.3, -3.95, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.3, 5.09, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.046, 45.626, 46.628)`
Decimal	`11515566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB6AE, 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 #AFB6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #AFB6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb6ae; }
.text { color: #afb6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb6ae, #aeb6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB6AE?: #AFB6AE is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB6AE?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 174: 175 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB6AE?: The complementary color is #B5AEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.