Colour
#AFA9AB
- #AFA9AB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFA9AB is a grey with RGB values 175, 169, 171 and HSL 340°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFA9AB#AFA9AB
HEX#AFA9AB
RGBrgb(175, 169, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6627, 0.6706
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(340, 3.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 3.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 2.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,235
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA9AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#505654
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9AFAD
Analogous#AFA9AE, #AFAAA9
Triadic#ABAFA9, #A9ABAF
Split complementary#A9AFAA, #A9AEAF
Tetradic#AEAFA9, #A9AFAD, #AAA9AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G169
B171
Red175 (68.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)3.61%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A9 · B AB
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