Information about #AFA7A2 color

#AFA7A2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFA7A2 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 167, 162) — 68.6% red, 65.5% green, 63.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 5 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFA7A2 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cloudy (#B0A99F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Off Piste (#AFACA0) and Quarter Stonehenge (#ABA59E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 167, 162)), which gives #AFA7A2 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFA7A2: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFA7A2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFA7A2 color variations

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#AFA7A2 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFA7A2

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA7A2
  • RGB175, 167, 162
  • CMYK0, 3, 5, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 167, 162)
  • HSL23°, 8%, 66%
  • HSL Precise23.077°, 7.514%, 66.078%
  • HSV23°, 7%, 69%
  • HSB23°, 7%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.655, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.655, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.655, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFA7A2
  • DECIMAL ID11511714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01