What color is #AF93B0?

#AF93B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF93B0?

The RGB value is 175, 147, 176: 175 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF93B0?

The complementary color is #94B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF93B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF93B0 color

#AF93B0 rgb(175, 147, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF93B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 57.6% green and 69% blue (175, 147, 176).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AF93B0 color codes

HEX	`#AF93B0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 147, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 57.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 15.66, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 19.27, 324.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.948, 33.117, 45.564)`
Decimal	`11506608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF93B0, 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 #AF93B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF93B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AF93B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af93b0; }
.text { color: #af93b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af93b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 147 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af93b0, #b093a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AF93B0?: #AF93B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF93B0?: The RGB value is 175, 147, 176: 175 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF93B0?: The complementary color is #94B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF93B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.