What color is #AF8EA1?

#AF8EA1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8EA1?

The RGB value is 175, 142, 161: 175 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8EA1?

The complementary color is #8EAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8EA1 color

#AF8EA1 rgb(175, 142, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF8EA1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.7% green and 63.1% blue (175, 142, 161).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#AF8EA1 color codes

HEX	`#AF8EA1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 142, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 15.67, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 16.54, 341.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.785, 31.034, 37.922)`
Decimal	`11505313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8EA1, 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 #AF8EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #AF8EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8ea1; }
.text { color: #af8ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 142 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8ea1, #af8e91); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8EA1?: #AF8EA1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8EA1?: The RGB value is 175, 142, 161: 175 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8EA1?: The complementary color is #8EAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.