Colour
#AFADAE
- #AFADAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFADAE is a grey with RGB values 175, 173, 174 and HSL 330°, 1%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFADAE#AFADAE
HEX#AFADAE
RGBrgb(175, 173, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6784, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.6%, 67.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(330, 1.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 1.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,262
CSS custom property--colour: #AFADAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#505251
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADAFAE
Analogous#AFADAF, #AFADAD
Triadic#AEAFAD, #ADAEAF
Split complementary#ADAFAD, #ADAFAF
Tetradic#AFAFAD, #ADAFAE, #ADADAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G173
B174
Red175 (68.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)1.23%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G AD · B AE
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