Colour
#AFA8AF
- #AFA8AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA8AF is a grey with RGB values 175, 168, 175 and HSL 300°, 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
#AFA8AF#AFA8AF
HEX#AFA8AF
RGBrgb(175, 168, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6588, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(300, 4.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,983
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA8AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#505750
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AFA8
Analogous#ACA8AF, #AFA8AC
Triadic#AFAFA8, #A8AFAF
Split complementary#ACAFA8, #A8AFAC
Tetradic#AFACA8, #A8AFA8, #A8ACAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G168
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)4.19%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AF · G A8 · B AF
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