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#AFACAA closest to Cathedral

#AFACAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Cathedral. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(175, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 3% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black. #AFACAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.30:1.

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Variations of #AFACAA

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

How #AFACAA 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 #AEADAA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADACAA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADACAA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEADAA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEACAA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0ABAB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFACAB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADACAC

#AFACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#AFACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.30:1 Very good#AFACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFACAA in CSS

/* Cathedral */
.color { color: #AFACAA; }
.background { background-color: #AFACAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFACAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 172 170);
color: hsl(24 3% 68%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.004 56.4);

#AFACAA FAQ

What color is #AFACAA?

#AFACAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cathedral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AFACAA?

#AFACAA is rgb(175, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(24, 3%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFACAA?

The complementary color of #AFACAA is #AAADAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFACAA: 9.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFACAA a warm or cool color?

#AFACAA is a neutral color.