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#AFACA0 closest to Desert Dune

#AFACA0 is a light gray; the closest named color is Desert Dune. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(175, 172, 160)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 9% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black. #AFACA0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.23:1.

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Variations of #AFACA0

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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#AFACA0 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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#AFACA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFACA0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0ACA0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFAB9F
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFACA0
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0ACA0
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFACA0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2AAA8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0ABA4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADACA9

#AFACA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#AFACA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.23:1 Very good#AFACA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFACA0 in CSS

/* Desert Dune */
.color { color: #AFACA0; }
.background { background-color: #AFACA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFACA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 172 160);
color: hsl(48 9% 66%);
color: oklch(0.743 0.017 95.3);

#AFACA0 FAQ

What color is #AFACA0?

#AFACA0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFACA0?

#AFACA0 is rgb(175, 172, 160) in RGB, hsl(48, 9%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFACA0?

The complementary color of #AFACA0 is #A0A3AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFACA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFACA0: 9.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFACA0 a warm or cool color?

#AFACA0 is a neutral color.