Colour
#AFA6A9
- #AFA6A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA6A9 is a grey with RGB values 175, 166, 169 and HSL 340°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA6A9#AFA6A9
HEX#AFA6A9
RGBrgb(175, 166, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(340, 5.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 5.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 3.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,465
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#505956
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6AFAC
Analogous#AFA6AE, #AFA8A6
Triadic#A9AFA6, #A6A9AF
Split complementary#A6AFA8, #A6AEAF
Tetradic#AEAFA6, #A6AFAC, #A8A6AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G166
B169
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)5.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B A9
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