What color is #AF8190?

#AF8190 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8190?

The RGB value is 175, 129, 144: 175 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8190?

The complementary color is #81AFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8190 color

#AF8190 rgb(175, 129, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF8190 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (175, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#AF8190 color codes

HEX	`#AF8190`
RGB	`rgb(175, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 20.07, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 20.1, 356.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.564, 26.829, 29.949)`
Decimal	`11501968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8190, 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 #AF8190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #AF8190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8190; }
.text { color: #af8190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8190, #af8981); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8190?: #AF8190 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8190?: The RGB value is 175, 129, 144: 175 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8190?: The complementary color is #81AFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.