Silver Foil (#AFB1AE)

The hex code for Silver Foil is #AFB1AE. It is rgb(175, 177, 174) in RGB, hsl(100, 2%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 31%) in CMYK — a light gray. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#AFB1AE

RGBrgb(175, 177, 174)

HSLhsl(100, 2%, 69%)

HSVhsv(100, 2%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.005 134.9)

LABlab(71.98% -1.15 1.28)

LCHlch(71.98% 1.72 131.98)

Colors Closest to Silver Foil

Silver Foil is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Philippine Silver#B3B3B3ΔE 1.97 Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 2.36 Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 3.23 Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 4.22 Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 4.61 Metallic Silver#A8A9ADΔE 4.62

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#AFB1AE Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 177 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 100° · S 2% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 100° · S 2% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.16:1 vs white · 9.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Silver Foil 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.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Silver Foil

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Silver Foil

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

Shades

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How Silver Foil 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#AFB1AE

Protanopia#B1B1AE

Protanomaly#B0B1AE

Deuteranopia#B0B0AE

Deuteranomaly#B0B1AE

Tritanopia#AFB1B1

Tritanomaly#AFB1B0

Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

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Using #AFB1AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--silver-foil: #AFB1AE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB1AE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'silver-foil': '#AFB1AE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.694, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="silver_foil">#AFB1AE</color>

SVG fillfill="#AFB1AE"

More Gray Colors

Silver Foil sits in the grayfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b0b0b0 acacac b2beb5 aaa9ad b3b3b3 a9acb6 b5b5b5 a9a9a9 b8b8b8 a8a9ad bababa a6a6a6 bebebe cccccc d9d9d9 333333 413639 4d5d53 555d50 655b55 727472 7d7d7d 878787 919191

#AFB1AE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Silver Foil?

The hex code for Silver Foil is #AFB1AE. That is rgb(175, 177, 174) in RGB, hsl(100, 2%, 69%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AFB1AE?

#AFB1AE is rgb(175, 177, 174) — red 175, green 177, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB1AE?

#AFB1AE converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB1AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB1AE scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB1AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB1AE 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 3.23, which is very hard to tell apart.

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