#AFA3AF#AFA3AF
#AFA3AF is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.022 H 325.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 163, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 7%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 7%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.32, 6.56, -4.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.32, 8.02, 324.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.94% 0.018 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.94% 0.022 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5131, 38.4038, 45.9329) |
| Luminance | 0.3840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.76
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.01
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.30
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.69
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.20
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA3AF #A3AFA3
analogous
#A9A3AF #AFA3AF #AFA3A9
triadic
#AFA3AF #AFAFA3 #A3AFAF
tetradic
#AFA3AF #AFA9A3 #A3AFA3 #A3A9AF
square
#AFA3AF #AFA9A3 #A3AFA3 #A3A9AF
split-complementary
#AFA3AF #A9AFA3 #A3AFA9
monochromatic
#736473 #938293 #AFA3AF #CBC4CB #E8E4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AFA3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#AFA3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA3AF
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA3AF | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A6B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A7AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 163, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.022 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bec6',
500: '#afa3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa3af; $custom-light: #c6bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 163,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 6.977,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72935,
"c": 0.0218,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.38403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA3AF
secondary
#D5D9D5
accent
#915555
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131213
muted
#828182