What color is #AF7EA9?

#AF7EA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7EA9?

The RGB value is 175, 126, 169: 175 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7EA9?

The complementary color is #7EAF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7EA9 color

#AF7EA9 rgb(175, 126, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF7EA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 49.4% green and 66.3% blue (175, 126, 169).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#AF7EA9 color codes

HEX	`#AF7EA9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 126, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 49.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, 26.15, -15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 30.32, 329.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.301, 26.901, 41.019)`
Decimal	`11501225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7EA9, 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 #AF7EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #AF7EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7ea9; }
.text { color: #af7ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 126 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7ea9, #af7e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF7EA9?: #AF7EA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7EA9?: The RGB value is 175, 126, 169: 175 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7EA9?: The complementary color is #7EAF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.