Colour
#AFAEAF
- #AFAEAF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFAEAF is a grey with RGB values 175, 174, 175 and HSL 300°, 1%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFAEAF#AFAEAF
HEX#AFAEAF
RGBrgb(175, 174, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6824, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(300, 0.6%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 0.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,519
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAEAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#505150
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEAFAE
Analogous#AFAEAF, #AFAEAF
Triadic#AFAFAE, #AEAFAF
Split complementary#AFAFAE, #AEAFAF
Tetradic#AFAFAE, #AEAFAE, #AEAFAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G174
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)0.62%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AF · G AE · B AF
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