What color is #AF94A4?

#AF94A4 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 #AF94A4?

The RGB value is 175, 148, 164: 175 red, 148 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF94A4?

The complementary color is #94AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF94A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF94A4 color

#AF94A4 rgb(175, 148, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF94A4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58% green and 64.3% blue (175, 148, 164).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#AF94A4 color codes

HEX	`#AF94A4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 148, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 12.84, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 13.65, 340.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.969, 32.975, 39.637)`
Decimal	`11506852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF94A4, 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 #AF94A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF94A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #AF94A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af94a4; }
.text { color: #af94a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af94a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 148 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af94a4, #af9496); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF94A4?: #AF94A4 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 #AF94A4?: The RGB value is 175, 148, 164: 175 red, 148 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF94A4?: The complementary color is #94AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF94A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.