Palettes / Colors / #AFABA1

#AFABA1 — Silver Grey

#AFABA1 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AFABA1 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1A5AF; it also sits naturally between #AFA4A1 and #ACAFA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFABA1

.text { color: #AFABA1; }
.background { background-color: #AFABA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFABA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 171, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 8%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFABA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 171, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFABA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 171, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFABA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFABA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFABA1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1A5AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFABA1: #000000.

How #AFABA1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFABA1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFABA0  ·  #AFABA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFABA1?

#AFABA1 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 175, 171, 161). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFABA1?

#AFABA1 is RGB 175, 171, 161 — HSL 43°, 8%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFABA1?

Its complement is #A1A5AF; analogous partners are #AFA4A1 and #ACAFA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFABA1 for text?

Black text on #AFABA1 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.