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#AFAFB0

#afafb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afafb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.57% cyan, 0.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.63% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4291

Complementary

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b0b0af

Split complementary

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b0afaf
  3. #afb0af

Analogous

  1. #afafb0
  2. #afafb0
  3. #afafb0

Triadic

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b0afaf
  3. #afb0af

Tetradic

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b0afb0
  3. #b0b0af
  4. #afb0af

Square

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b0afaf
  3. #b0b0af
  4. #afb0af

Monochromatic

  1. #626264
  2. #88888a
  3. #afafb0
  4. #d5d5d6
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#afafb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afafb0
  2. #9e9e9e
  3. #8c8c8d
  4. #7b7b7b
  5. #69696a
  6. #585858
  7. #464646
  8. #353535
  9. #232323
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#afafb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afafb0
  2. #b7b7b8
  3. #bfbfc0
  4. #c7c7c8
  5. #cfcfd0
  6. #d7d7d8
  7. #dfdfdf
  8. #e7e7e7
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afafb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afafb0
  2. #aaaaab
  3. #a6a6a6
  4. #a1a1a2
  5. #9c9c9d
  6. #989898
  7. #939393
  8. #8e8e8e
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afafaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afafb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afafb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afafaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afafb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afafb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afafb0 {
  color: #afafb0;
}
Background
.bg-afafb0 {
  background-color: #afafb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afafb0 {
  border: 2px solid #afafb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afafb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 175 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afafb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afafb0, #afafb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afafb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 175 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.59 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.74 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.25 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.49 #50504f Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#afafb0  rgb(175, 175, 176)  hsl(240, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0b0af  rgb(176, 176, 175)  hsl(60, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0afaf  rgb(176, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb0af  rgb(175, 176, 175)  hsl(120, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray