What color is #AF989E?

#AF989E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF989E?

The RGB value is 175, 152, 158: 175 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF989E?

The complementary color is #98AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF989E color

#AF989E rgb(175, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF989E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (175, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#AF989E color codes

HEX	`#AF989E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, 9.54, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 9.54, 360)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.079, 34.04, 37.064)`
Decimal	`11507870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF989E, 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 #AF989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #AF989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af989e; }
.text { color: #af989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af989e, #af9d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AF989E?: #AF989E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF989E?: The RGB value is 175, 152, 158: 175 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF989E?: The complementary color is #98AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.