Recognised as Colour
#AFA4A8
- #AFA4A8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA4A8 is a grey with RGB values 175, 164, 168 and HSL 338°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA4A8#AFA4A8
HEX#AFA4A8
RGBrgb(175, 164, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6431, 0.6588
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(338.2, 6.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 6.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,510,952
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA4A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#505B57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AFAB
Analogous#AFA4AE, #AFA6A4
Triadic#A8AFA4, #A4A8AF
Split complementary#A4AFA6, #A4AEAF
Tetradic#AEAFA4, #A4AFAB, #A6A4AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G164
B168
Red175 (68.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)6.43%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A4 · B A8
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