Colour
#AFAAAB
- #AFAAAB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFAAAB is a grey with RGB values 175, 170, 171 and HSL 348°, 3%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFAAAB#AFAAAB
HEX#AFAAAB
RGBrgb(175, 170, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6667, 0.6706
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(348, 3%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 2.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 2.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,491
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#505554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAAFAE
Analogous#AFAAAE, #AFACAA
Triadic#ABAFAA, #AAABAF
Split complementary#AAAFAC, #AAAEAF
Tetradic#AEAFAA, #AAAFAE, #ACAAAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G170
B171
Red175 (68.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)3.03%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G AA · B AB
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