What color is #AF95AF?

#AF95AF 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 #AF95AF?

The RGB value is 175, 149, 175: 175 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF95AF?

The complementary color is #95AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF95AF?

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.

#AF95AF color

#AF95AF rgb(175, 149, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF95AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.4% green and 68.6% blue (175, 149, 175).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AF95AF color codes

HEX	`#AF95AF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 149, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 14.35, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 17.46, 325.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.164, 33.705, 45.15)`
Decimal	`11507119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF95AF, 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 #AF95AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF95AF 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 #AF95AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af95af; }
.text { color: #af95af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af95af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 149 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af95af, #af95a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AF95AF?: #AF95AF 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 #AF95AF?: The RGB value is 175, 149, 175: 175 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF95AF?: The complementary color is #95AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF95AF?: 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.