What color is #AF28A6?

#AF28A6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Punk Rock Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF28A6?

The RGB value is 175, 40, 166: 175 red, 40 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF28A6?

The complementary color is #28AF31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF28A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF28A6 color

#AF28A6 rgb(175, 40, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF28A6 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 15.7% green and 65.1% blue (175, 40, 166).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punk Rock Purple (#BB11AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#AF28A6 color codes

HEX	`#AF28A6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 40, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 15.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 63%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.34, 65.95, -37.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.34, 75.94, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.321, 13.387, 37.319)`
Decimal	`11479206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF28A6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF28A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF28A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF28A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af28a6; }
.text { color: #af28a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af28a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 40 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af28a6, #af2863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

Questions

What color is #AF28A6?: #AF28A6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Punk Rock Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF28A6?: The RGB value is 175, 40, 166: 175 red, 40 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF28A6?: The complementary color is #28AF31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF28A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.