What color is #AF919D?

#AF919D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF919D?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 157: 175 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF919D?

The complementary color is #91AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF919D color

#AF919D rgb(175, 145, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF919D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (175, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AF919D color codes

HEX	`#AF919D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 13.27, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 13.44, 351.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.89, 31.8, 36.245)`
Decimal	`11506077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF919D, 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 #AF919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #AF919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af919d; }
.text { color: #af919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af919d, #af9491); }

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Questions

What color is #AF919D?: #AF919D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF919D?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 157: 175 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF919D?: The complementary color is #91AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.