#afa9aa

Color #afa9aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.4 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#afa9aa

RGB

rgb(175, 169, 170)

HSL

hsl(350, 3.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 3.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 2.9%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 2.33, 0.25)

LCH

lch(69.75, 2.34, 6.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.007, 5.71)

HWB

hwb(350, 66.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9afae

Analogous

#afa9ad

#afa9aa

#afaba9

Triadic

#afa9aa

#aaafa9

#a9aaaf

Split-complementary

#afa9aa

#a9afab

#a9adaf

Tetradic

#afa9aa

#afaea9

#a9afae

#a9aaaf

Square

#afa9aa

#adafa9

#a9afae

#aba9af

Shades

Color #afa9aa mixed toward black.

#938b8d

#776f70

#595354

#3b3738

#1e1c1c

Tints

Color #afa9aa mixed toward white.

#bcb7b8

#cac6c6

#d7d4d5

#e4e2e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #afa9aa mixed toward gray.

#afaaaa

#aeaaab

#aeabab

#adabab

#adacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacaa · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#adadaa · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#afaaaa · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 3.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa9aa]

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Frequently asked questions

#afa9aa (#afa9aa) is rgb(175, 169, 170) in RGB.

No, #afa9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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