What color is #AF90A5?

#AF90A5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF90A5?

The RGB value is 175, 144, 165: 175 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF90A5?

The complementary color is #90AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF90A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF90A5 color

#AF90A5 rgb(175, 144, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF90A5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.5% green and 64.7% blue (175, 144, 165).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#AF90A5 color codes

HEX	`#AF90A5`
RGB	`rgb(175, 144, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, 15.27, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 16.66, 336.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.443, 31.778, 39.909)`
Decimal	`11505829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF90A5, 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 #AF90A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF90A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #AF90A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af90a5; }
.text { color: #af90a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af90a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 144 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af90a5, #af9096); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF90A5?: #AF90A5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF90A5?: The RGB value is 175, 144, 165: 175 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF90A5?: The complementary color is #90AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF90A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.