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#AFAAA3 closest to Muted Mauve

#AFAAA3 is a light gray; the closest named color is Muted Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(175, 170, 163)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 7% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. #AFAAA3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.10:1.

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Variations of #AFAAA3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AFAAA3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AFAAA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFAAA3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADABA3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACAAA3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAAA3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADABA3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEABA3
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1A9A8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0A9A5
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACAAA9

#AFAAA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#AFAAA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.10:1 Very good#AFAAA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFAAA3 in CSS

/* Muted Mauve */
.color { color: #AFAAA3; }
.background { background-color: #AFAAA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFAAA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 170 163);
color: hsl(35 7% 66%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.011 76.6);

#AFAAA3 FAQ

What color is #AFAAA3?

#AFAAA3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFAAA3?

#AFAAA3 is rgb(175, 170, 163) in RGB, hsl(35, 7%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFAAA3?

The complementary color of #AFAAA3 is #A3A8AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFAAA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFAAA3: 9.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFAAA3 a warm or cool color?

#AFAAA3 is a neutral color.