What color is #AF949F?

#AF949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF949F?

The RGB value is 175, 148, 159: 175 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF949F?

The complementary color is #94AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF949F color

#AF949F rgb(175, 148, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF949F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (175, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#AF949F color codes

HEX	`#AF949F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 11.95, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 12.12, 350.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.527, 32.798, 37.306)`
Decimal	`11506847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF949F, 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 #AF949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AF949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af949f; }
.text { color: #af949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af949f, #af9694); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AF949F?: #AF949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF949F?: The RGB value is 175, 148, 159: 175 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF949F?: The complementary color is #94AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.