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#A1AFA3 Color

#A1AFA3 is rgb(161, 175, 163) in RGB, hsl(129, 8%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1AFA3
HEX#A1AFA3
RGBrgb(161, 175, 163)
HSLhsl(129, 8%, 66%)
HSVhsv(129, 8%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.023 149.6)
LABlab(70.09% -6.81 4.41)
LCHlch(70.09% 8.11 147.04)

What #A1AFA3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A1AFA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 6.03Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.04Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 6.74Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 8.12Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 8.16Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 8.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#A1AFA3 Channel Values

How #A1AFA3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 175 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 8% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 8% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1AFA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1AFA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1AFA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1AFA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1AFA3
Complementary
#AFA1AD
Analogous
#A6AFA1
Analogous
#A1AFAA
Triadic
#A3A1AF
Triadic
#AFA3A1
Split comp.
#AAA1AF
Split comp.
#AFA1A6

Tints & Shades of #A1AFA3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFBBB1
#BAC4BC
#C8D0C9
#D3D9D4
#E1E5E1
#ECEFEC

Shades

#899A8B
#718474
#5B6B5E
#49554B
#343D35
#1E241F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1AFA3.

How #A1AFA3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1AFA3
Protanopia#ADADA3
Protanomaly#A8AEA3
Deuteranopia#ABABA3
Deuteranomaly#A7ACA3
Tritanopia#A3AEAE
Tritanomaly#A2AEA9
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1AFA3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a1afa3: #A1AFA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1AFA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1afa3': '#A1AFA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.686, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_a1afa3">#A1AFA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1AFA3"

More Gray Colors

#A1AFA3 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#A1AFA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1AFA3?

#A1AFA3 is a light gray — rgb(161, 175, 163) in RGB and hsl(129, 8%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #A1AFA3?

#A1AFA3 is rgb(161, 175, 163) — red 161, green 175, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1AFA3?

#A1AFA3 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1AFA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1AFA3 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1AFA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1AFA3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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