#afa8aa

Color #afa8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#afa8aa

RGB

rgb(175, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 4.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 2.9%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 2.87, -0.13)

LCH

lch(69.49, 2.87, 357.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0085, 357.98)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 65.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8afad

Analogous

#afa8ae

#afa8aa

#afaaa8

Triadic

#afa8aa

#aaafa8

#a8aaaf

Split-complementary

#afa8aa

#a8afaa

#a8aeaf

Tetradic

#afa8aa

#afada8

#a8afad

#a8aaaf

Square

#afa8aa

#aeafa8

#a8afad

#aaa8af

Shades

Color #afa8aa mixed toward black.

#948a8d

#776e70

#595254

#3c3738

#1e1b1c

Tints

Color #afa8aa mixed toward white.

#bcb7b8

#cac5c6

#d7d4d5

#e4e2e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #afa8aa mixed toward gray.

#afa9aa

#aea9ab

#adaaab

#acabab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacaa · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#acada9 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#afa9a9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa8aa]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#afa8aa (#afa8aa) is rgb(175, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #afa8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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