What color is #AF84A2?

#AF84A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF84A2?

The RGB value is 175, 132, 162: 175 red, 132 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF84A2?

The complementary color is #84AF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF84A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF84A2 color

#AF84A2 rgb(175, 132, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF84A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51.8% green and 63.5% blue (175, 132, 162).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#AF84A2 color codes

HEX	`#AF84A2`
RGB	`rgb(175, 132, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 21.48, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 23.49, 336.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.452, 28.226, 37.914)`
Decimal	`11502754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF84A2, 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 #AF84A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF84A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #AF84A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af84a2; }
.text { color: #af84a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af84a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 132 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af84a2, #af848d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF84A2?: #AF84A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF84A2?: The RGB value is 175, 132, 162: 175 red, 132 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF84A2?: The complementary color is #84AF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF84A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.