Palettes / Colors / #AFAEB0

#AFAEB0 — Silver Grey

#AFAEB0 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AFAEB0 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 #B0B1AF; it also sits naturally between #AFAFB1 and #B1AFB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 68% · Blue 69%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFAEB0

.text { color: #AFAEB0; }
.background { background-color: #AFAEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFAEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 174, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 1%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFAEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 174, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFAEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 174, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFAEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFAEB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFAEB0

Tints of #AFAEB0

Tones of #AFAEB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0B1AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFAEB0: #000000.

How #AFAEB0 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 #AFAEB0 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

← #AFAEAF  ·  #AFAEB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFAEB0?

#AFAEB0 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 175, 174, 176). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFAEB0?

#AFAEB0 is RGB 175, 174, 176 — HSL 270°, 1%, 69% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFAEB0?

Its complement is #B0B1AF; analogous partners are #AFAFB1 and #B1AFB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFAEB0 for text?

Black text on #AFAEB0 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.