What color is #AF94B7?

#AF94B7 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 #AF94B7?

The RGB value is 175, 148, 183: 175 red, 148 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF94B7?

The complementary color is #9CB794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF94B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF94B7 color

#AF94B7 rgb(175, 148, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF94B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58% green and 71.8% blue (175, 148, 183).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#AF94B7 color codes

HEX	`#AF94B7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 148, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 16.48, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 21.91, 318.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.815, 33.713, 49.358)`
Decimal	`11506871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF94B7, 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 #AF94B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF94B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #AF94B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af94b7; }
.text { color: #af94b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af94b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 148 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af94b7, #b794ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF94B7?: #AF94B7 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 #AF94B7?: The RGB value is 175, 148, 183: 175 red, 148 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF94B7?: The complementary color is #9CB794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF94B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.