What color is #AF86AB?

#AF86AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF86AB?

The RGB value is 175, 134, 171: 175 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF86AB?

The complementary color is #86AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF86AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF86AB color

#AF86AB rgb(175, 134, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF86AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (175, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#AF86AB color codes

HEX	`#AF86AB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 22.02, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 25.82, 328.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.554, 29.105, 42.371)`
Decimal	`11503275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF86AB, 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 #AF86AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF86AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #AF86AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af86ab; }
.text { color: #af86ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af86ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af86ab, #af8697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF86AB?: #AF86AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF86AB?: The RGB value is 175, 134, 171: 175 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF86AB?: The complementary color is #86AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF86AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.