Information about #AFA7A5 color

#AFA7A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFA7A5 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 167, 165) — 68.6% red, 65.5% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFA7A5 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Taupe Grey (#AFADA3) and Double Rakaia (#A9A5A5).

The recipe behind #AFA7A5 is rgb(175, 167, 165), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFA7A5: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFA7A5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFA7A5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFA7A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFA7A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#242020

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Black

#000000

#AFA7A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFA7A5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFA7A5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#B0A6A9
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#ADA6B0
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Nearest named colors to #AFA7A5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

#AFA7A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA7A5
  • RGB175, 167, 165
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 31
  • HSL12°, 6%, 67%
  • HSL Precise12°, 5.882%, 66.667%
  • HSV12°, 6%, 69%
  • HSB12°, 6%, 69%
  • HEX IDAFA7A5
  • DECIMAL ID11511717
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
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