What color is #AF8698?

#AF8698 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 #AF8698?

The RGB value is 175, 134, 152: 175 red, 134 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8698?

The complementary color is #86AF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8698 color

#AF8698 rgb(175, 134, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF8698 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.5% green and 59.6% blue (175, 134, 152).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#AF8698 color codes

HEX	`#AF8698`
RGB	`rgb(175, 134, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 18.59, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 18.92, 349.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.872, 28.432, 33.509)`
Decimal	`11503256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8698, 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 #AF8698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #AF8698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8698; }
.text { color: #af8698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 134 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8698, #af8986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF8698?: #AF8698 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 #AF8698?: The RGB value is 175, 134, 152: 175 red, 134 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8698?: The complementary color is #86AF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.