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Recognised as Colour

#AFAAB0

  • #AFAAB0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AFAAB0 is a grey with RGB values 175, 170, 176 and HSL 290°, 4%, 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

#AFAAB0#AFAAB0
HEX#AFAAB0
RGBrgb(175, 170, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6667, 0.6902
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(290, 3.7%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 3.4%, 69%)
CMYK0.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,496
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAAB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#50554F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAABB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFABACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.9Silver · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.91, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABB0AA
Analogous#ACAAB0, #B0AAAE
Triadic#B0AFAA, #AAB0AF
Split complementary#AEB0AA, #AAB0AC
Tetradic#B0ACAA, #ABB0AA, #AAAEB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FA
Lighter +20%#E1DFE1
Lighter +10%#C8C4C9
Darker −10%#969097
Darker −20%#7D767E
Darker −30%#635D64
Darker −40%#49444A
More saturated +25%#BD96C5
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R175
G170
B176
Red175 (68.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)3.66%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AA · B B0

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