What color is #AF88AA?

#AF88AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF88AA?

The RGB value is 175, 136, 170: 175 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF88AA?

The complementary color is #88AF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF88AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF88AA color

#AF88AA rgb(175, 136, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF88AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 53.3% green and 66.7% blue (175, 136, 170).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#AF88AA color codes

HEX	`#AF88AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 136, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 53.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, 20.71, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 24.04, 329.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.738, 29.626, 41.963)`
Decimal	`11503786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF88AA, 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 #AF88AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF88AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #AF88AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af88aa; }
.text { color: #af88aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af88aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 136 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af88aa, #af8897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF88AA?: #AF88AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF88AA?: The RGB value is 175, 136, 170: 175 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF88AA?: The complementary color is #88AF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF88AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.