Recognised as Colour
#AFA6A4
- #AFA6A4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA6A4 is a grey with RGB values 175, 166, 164 and HSL 11°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA6A4#AFA6A4
HEX#AFA6A4
RGBrgb(175, 166, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 0.6431
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(10.9, 6.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 6.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 6.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,460
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#50595B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4ADAF
Analogous#AFA4A8, #AFACA4
Triadic#A4AFA6, #A6A4AF
Split complementary#A4AFAC, #A4A8AF
Tetradic#A8AFA4, #A4ADAF, #ACA4AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G166
B164
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)6.43%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B A4
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