Colour
#AFA6B0
- #AFA6B0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA6B0 is a grey with RGB values 175, 166, 176 and HSL 294°, 6%, 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
#AFA6B0#AFA6B0
HEX#AFA6B0
RGBrgb(175, 166, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.651, 0.6902
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(294, 6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294, 5.7%, 69%)
CMYK0.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,472
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA6B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 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#50594F
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#A7B0A6
Analogous#AAA6B0, #B0A6AC
Triadic#B0AFA6, #A6B0AF
Split complementary#ACB0A6, #A6B0AA
Tetradic#B0AAA6, #A7B0A6, #A6ACB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G166
B176
Red175 (68.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue294°
Saturation (HSL)5.95%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A6 · B B0
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