What color is #AF558F?

#AF558F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF558F?

The RGB value is 175, 85, 143: 175 red, 85 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF558F?

The complementary color is #55AF75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF558F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF558F color

#AF558F rgb(175, 85, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF558F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 33.3% green and 56.1% blue (175, 85, 143).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#AF558F color codes

HEX	`#AF558F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 85, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 33.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 43.92, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 46.45, 340.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.886, 17.596, 28.014)`
Decimal	`11490703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF558F, 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 #AF558F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF558F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #AF558F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af558f; }
.text { color: #af558f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af558f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 85 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af558f, #af5562); }

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Questions

What color is #AF558F?: #AF558F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF558F?: The RGB value is 175, 85, 143: 175 red, 85 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF558F?: The complementary color is #55AF75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF558F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.