What color is #AF93AB?

#AF93AB 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 #AF93AB?

The RGB value is 175, 147, 171: 175 red, 147 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF93AB?

The complementary color is #93AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF93AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF93AB color

#AF93AB rgb(175, 147, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF93AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 57.6% green and 67.1% blue (175, 147, 171).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#AF93AB color codes

HEX	`#AF93AB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 147, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 57.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 14.7, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 17.06, 329.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.463, 32.922, 43.007)`
Decimal	`11506603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF93AB, 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 #AF93AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF93AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #AF93AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af93ab; }
.text { color: #af93ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af93ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 147 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af93ab, #af939d); }

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Questions

What color is #AF93AB?: #AF93AB 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 #AF93AB?: The RGB value is 175, 147, 171: 175 red, 147 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF93AB?: The complementary color is #93AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF93AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.