What color is #AF87A1?

#AF87A1 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF87A1?

The RGB value is 175, 135, 161: 175 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF87A1?

The complementary color is #87AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF87A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF87A1 color

#AF87A1 rgb(175, 135, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF87A1 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green and 63.1% blue (175, 135, 161).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#AF87A1 color codes

HEX	`#AF87A1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 135, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, 19.61, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 21.14, 338.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.776, 29.016, 37.585)`
Decimal	`11503521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF87A1, 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 #AF87A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF87A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #AF87A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af87a1; }
.text { color: #af87a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af87a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 135 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af87a1, #af878d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF87A1?: #AF87A1 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF87A1?: The RGB value is 175, 135, 161: 175 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF87A1?: The complementary color is #87AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF87A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.