What color is #AF829A?

#AF829A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF829A?

The RGB value is 175, 130, 154: 175 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF829A?

The complementary color is #82AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF829A color

#AF829A rgb(175, 130, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF829A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (175, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#AF829A color codes

HEX	`#AF829A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 21.19, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 22.03, 344.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.494, 27.414, 34.198)`
Decimal	`11502234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF829A, 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 #AF829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #AF829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af829a; }
.text { color: #af829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af829a, #af8284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF829A?: #AF829A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF829A?: The RGB value is 175, 130, 154: 175 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF829A?: The complementary color is #82AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.