What color is #AF8993?

#AF8993 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 #AF8993?

The RGB value is 175, 137, 147: 175 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8993?

The complementary color is #89AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8993?

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.

#AF8993 color

#AF8993 rgb(175, 137, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF8993 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (175, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AF8993 color codes

HEX	`#AF8993`
RGB	`rgb(175, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, 16.06, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 16.06, 0.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.891, 29.113, 31.538)`
Decimal	`11504019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8993, 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 #AF8993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8993 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 #AF8993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8993; }
.text { color: #af8993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8993, #af9289); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8993?: #AF8993 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 #AF8993?: The RGB value is 175, 137, 147: 175 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8993?: The complementary color is #89AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8993?: 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.