Colour
#AFAFAF
- #AFAFAF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFAFAF is a grey with RGB values 175, 175, 175 and HSL 0°, 0%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFAFAF#AFAFAF
HEX#AFAFAF
RGBrgb(175, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,775
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAFAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#505050
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFAFAF
Analogous#AFAFAF, #AFAFAF
Triadic#AFAFAF, #AFAFAF
Split complementary#AFAFAF, #AFAFAF
Tetradic#AFAFAF, #AFAFAF, #AFAFAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G175
B175
Red175 (68.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR AF · G AF · B AF
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