#AFAEB2 Dark Gray

rgb(175, 174, 178)

Color conversions

HEX
#AFAEB2
RGB
rgb(175, 174, 178)
RGBA
rgba(175, 174, 178, 1)
HSL
hsl(255, 3%, 69%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(255, 2%, 70%)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 30%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(40.85, 42.6, 48.181)
LAB
lab(71.28 1.11 -1.92)
LCH
lch(71.28 2.22 300.04)
OKLAB
oklab(75.28% 0.0027 -0.0051)
OKLCH
oklch(75.28% 0.0057 297.69)
Nearest name
Dark Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9F9EA2#8F8E92#7F7F81#6F6F71#5F5F61#504F51#403F41#302F31#202020#101010

Tints

#B6B5B9#BEBDC0#C5C4C7#CCCBCE#D3D3D5#DBDADC#E2E2E3#E9E9EA#F0F0F1#F8F8F8

Tones

#ABAAAD#A6A6A9#A2A1A4#9E9DA0#9A999B#959597#919192#8D8D8E#898889#848485

Color harmonies

Complementary

#AFAEB2#B1B2AE

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#AEB1B2#AEAFB2#AFAEB2#B1AEB2#B2AEB1

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#AFAEB2#B2AFAE#AEB2AF

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#AFAEB2#B2B1AE#AFB2AE

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#AFAEB2#B2AEAF#B1B2AE#AEB2B1

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#AFAEB2#B2AEB1#B1B2AE#AEB2AF

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#D8D8DA#AFAEB2#86848A#5D5C61

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#8C8C8C#8B898F#8A8594#898098#9E9E9E#9D9CA1#9C98A4#9C94A8#C2C2C2#C1C0C3#C0BEC6#C0BBC8

Opacity variations

#afaeb21a

#afaeb233

#afaeb24d

#afaeb266

#afaeb280

#afaeb299

#afaeb2b3

#afaeb2cc

#afaeb2e6

#afaeb2ff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.21:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

9.52:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.21:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

The structural colour every interface actually runs on

Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.

Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.

Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.

Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.

Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-dark-gray: #afaeb2;
  --color-dark-gray-rgb: 175 174 178;
  --color-dark-gray-hsl: 255 3% 69%;
  --color-dark-gray-oklch: 75.28% 0.0057 297.69;
}

.element {
  color: #afaeb2;
  background-color: hsl(255, 3%, 69%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(175 174 178 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$dark-gray: #afaeb2;
$dark-gray-light: #d7d7d9;
$dark-gray-dark: #585759;

.element {
  color: $dark-gray;
  background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@dark-gray: #afaeb2;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);

.element {
  color: @dark-gray;
  background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-dark-gray-50: #efeff0;
  --color-dark-gray-100: #e7e7e8;
  --color-dark-gray-200: #dfdfe0;
  --color-dark-gray-300: #cfced1;
  --color-dark-gray-400: #bfbec1;
  --color-dark-gray-500: #afaeb2;
  --color-dark-gray-600: #9e9da0;
  --color-dark-gray-700: #7a7a7d;
  --color-dark-gray-800: #585759;
  --color-dark-gray-900: #353435;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#afaeb2]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #afaeb2;
$primary: $dark-gray;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "dark-gray": $dark-gray
));

// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFAFAEB2);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFAFAEB2, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEFEFF0),
  100: Color(0xFFE7E7E8),
  200: Color(0xFFDFDFE0),
  300: Color(0xFFCFCED1),
  400: Color(0xFFBFBEC1),
  500: Color(0xFFAFAEB2),
  600: Color(0xFF9E9DA0),
  700: Color(0xFF7A7A7D),
  800: Color(0xFF585759),
  900: Color(0xFF353435),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #afaeb2 — Dark Gray
    static let darkGray = Color(
        red: 0.6863,
        green: 0.6824,
        blue: 0.698
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let darkGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6863,
        green: 0.6824,
        blue: 0.698,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="dark_gray">#AFAEB2</color>
    <color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80AFAEB2</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFAFAEB2)

JavaScript

export const DARK_GRAY = {
  hex: "#afaeb2",
  rgb: [175, 174, 178],
  hsl: [255, 3, 69],
  oklch: "oklch(75.28% 0.0057 297.69)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "dark-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#afaeb2",
    "$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}