What color is #AF6985?

#AF6985 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6985?

The RGB value is 175, 105, 133: 175 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6985?

The complementary color is #69AF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6985 color

#AF6985 rgb(175, 105, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF6985 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 41.2% green and 52.2% blue (175, 105, 133).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#AF6985 color codes

HEX	`#AF6985`
RGB	`rgb(175, 105, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 41.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 31.76, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 31.94, 353.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.965, 20.912, 24.802)`
Decimal	`11495813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6985, 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 #AF6985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #AF6985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6985; }
.text { color: #af6985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 105 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6985, #af7069); }

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Questions

What color is #AF6985?: #AF6985 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6985?: The RGB value is 175, 105, 133: 175 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6985?: The complementary color is #69AF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.