What color is #AF90AA?

#AF90AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF90AA?

The RGB value is 175, 144, 170: 175 red, 144 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF90AA?

The complementary color is #90AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF90AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF90AA color

#AF90AA rgb(175, 144, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF90AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.5% green and 66.7% blue (175, 144, 170).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#AF90AA color codes

HEX	`#AF90AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 144, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, 16.2, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 18.65, 330.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.907, 31.964, 42.353)`
Decimal	`11505834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF90AA, 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 #AF90AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF90AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #AF90AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af90aa; }
.text { color: #af90aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af90aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 144 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af90aa, #af909a); }

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Questions

What color is #AF90AA?: #AF90AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF90AA?: The RGB value is 175, 144, 170: 175 red, 144 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF90AA?: The complementary color is #90AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF90AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.