What color is #AF8BB0?

#AF8BB0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8BB0?

The RGB value is 175, 139, 176: 175 red, 139 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8BB0?

The complementary color is #8CB08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8BB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8BB0 color

#AF8BB0 rgb(175, 139, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF8BB0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 54.5% green and 69% blue (175, 139, 176).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#AF8BB0 color codes

HEX	`#AF8BB0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 139, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 54.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 20.16, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 24.67, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.747, 30.715, 45.164)`
Decimal	`11504560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8BB0, 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 #AF8BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AF8BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8bb0; }
.text { color: #af8bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 139 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8bb0, #b08b9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AF8BB0?: #AF8BB0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8BB0?: The RGB value is 175, 139, 176: 175 red, 139 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8BB0?: The complementary color is #8CB08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8BB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.