Colour
#AFA6AF
- #AFA6AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA6AF is a grey with RGB values 175, 166, 175 and HSL 300°, 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
#AFA6AF#AFA6AF
HEX#AFA6AF
RGBrgb(175, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(300, 5.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,471
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#505950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6AFA6
Analogous#ABA6AF, #AFA6AB
Triadic#AFAFA6, #A6AFAF
Split complementary#ABAFA6, #A6AFAB
Tetradic#AFABA6, #A6AFA6, #A6ABAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G166
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)5.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B AF
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