What color is #AF91AA?

#AF91AA 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 #AF91AA?

The RGB value is 175, 145, 170: 175 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF91AA?

The complementary color is #91AF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF91AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF91AA color

#AF91AA rgb(175, 145, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF91AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 56.9% green and 66.7% blue (175, 145, 170).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#AF91AA color codes

HEX	`#AF91AA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 145, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 56.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, 15.64, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 17.98, 330.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.06, 32.268, 42.404)`
Decimal	`11506090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF91AA, 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 #AF91AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF91AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #AF91AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af91aa; }
.text { color: #af91aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af91aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 145 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af91aa, #af919b); }

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Questions

What color is #AF91AA?: #AF91AA 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 #AF91AA?: The RGB value is 175, 145, 170: 175 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF91AA?: The complementary color is #91AF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF91AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.