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#afafa1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afafa1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 68.63% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 8.05% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4235

Complementary

  1. #afafa1
  2. #a1a1af

Split complementary

  1. #afafa1
  2. #a1a8af
  3. #a8a1af

Analogous

  1. #afa8a1
  2. #afafa1
  3. #a8afa1

Triadic

  1. #afafa1
  2. #a1afaf
  3. #afa1af

Tetradic

  1. #afafa1
  2. #a1afa1
  3. #a1a1af
  4. #afa1af

Square

  1. #afafa1
  2. #a1afa8
  3. #a1a1af
  4. #afa1a8

Monochromatic

  1. #636354
  2. #8c8c78
  3. #afafa1
  4. #d2d2ca
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#afafa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afafa1
  2. #9e9e91
  3. #8c8c81
  4. #7b7b71
  5. #696961
  6. #585851
  7. #464640
  8. #353530
  9. #232320
  10. #121210
  11. #000000

Tints

#afafa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afafa1
  2. #b7b7aa
  3. #bfbfb4
  4. #c7c7bd
  5. #cfcfc7
  6. #d7d7d0
  7. #dfdfd9
  8. #e7e7e3
  9. #efefec
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afafa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afafa1
  2. #aaaa9e
  3. #a6a69a
  4. #a1a197
  5. #9c9c94
  6. #989891
  7. #93938d
  8. #8e8e8a
  9. #898987
  10. #858583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2aea0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2aea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1adab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1aea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1afa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0aea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afafa1 {
  color: #afafa1;
}
Background
.bg-afafa1 {
  background-color: #afafa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afafa1 {
  border: 2px solid #afafa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afafa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 175 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 8% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afafa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afafa1, #a8afa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afafa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 175 161 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.02 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.26 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.74 #50505e Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#afafa1  rgb(175, 175, 161)  hsl(60, 8%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#a1a1af  rgb(161, 161, 175)  hsl(240, 8%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#a1afaf  rgb(161, 175, 175)  hsl(180, 8%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#afa1af  rgb(175, 161, 175)  hsl(300, 8%, 66%)  Rose Quartz