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#AFAFA3

Greige · light neutral

About #AFAFA3

With the hex code #AFAFA3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3A3AF, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green175
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AFAFA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFAFA3.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFAFA3.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFAFA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFAFA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AEA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AEA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1ADAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFAFA3?

With the hex code #AFAFA3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AFAFA3?

Use black text. Black on #AFAFA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFAFA3?

Its complementary colour is #A3A3AF, and analogous partners are #AFA9A3 and #A9AFA3.