What color is #AF85A4?

#AF85A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF85A4?

The RGB value is 175, 133, 164: 175 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF85A4?

The complementary color is #85AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF85A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF85A4 color

#AF85A4 rgb(175, 133, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF85A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.2% green and 64.3% blue (175, 133, 164).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#AF85A4 color codes

HEX	`#AF85A4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 133, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 21.28, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 23.6, 334.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.767, 28.57, 38.903)`
Decimal	`11503012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF85A4, 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 #AF85A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF85A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #AF85A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af85a4; }
.text { color: #af85a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af85a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 133 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af85a4, #af858f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF85A4?: #AF85A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF85A4?: The RGB value is 175, 133, 164: 175 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF85A4?: The complementary color is #85AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF85A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.