What color is #AFB9AD?

#AFB9AD is a light gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB9AD?

The RGB value is 175, 185, 173: 175 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB9AD?

The complementary color is #B7ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB9AD color

#AFB9AD rgb(175, 185, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFB9AD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.5% green and 67.8% blue (175, 185, 173).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#AFB9AD color codes

HEX	`#AFB9AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 185, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -5.72, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 7.53, 139.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.57, 46.829, 46.323)`
Decimal	`11516333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB9AD, 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 #AFB9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #AFB9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb9ad; }
.text { color: #afb9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 185 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb9ad, #adb9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB9AD?: #AFB9AD is a light gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB9AD?: The RGB value is 175, 185, 173: 175 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB9AD?: The complementary color is #B7ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.