Colour
#AFA8A9
- #AFA8A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA8A9 is a grey with RGB values 175, 168, 169 and HSL 351°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA8A9#AFA8A9
HEX#AFA8A9
RGBrgb(175, 168, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6588, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(351.4, 4.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 3.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,977
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA8A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#505756
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AFAE
Analogous#AFA8AD, #AFABA8
Triadic#A9AFA8, #A8A9AF
Split complementary#A8AFAB, #A8ADAF
Tetradic#ADAFA8, #A8AFAE, #ABA8AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G168
B169
Red175 (68.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.19%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A8 · B A9
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