What color is #AF98AD?

#AF98AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF98AD?

The RGB value is 175, 152, 173: 175 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF98AD?

The complementary color is #98AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF98AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF98AD color

#AF98AD rgb(175, 152, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF98AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (175, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AF98AD color codes

HEX	`#AF98AD`
RGB	`rgb(175, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.43, 12.28, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.43, 14.55, 327.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.449, 34.588, 44.283)`
Decimal	`11507885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF98AD, 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 #AF98AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF98AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AF98AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af98ad; }
.text { color: #af98ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af98ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af98ad, #af98a2); }

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Questions

What color is #AF98AD?: #AF98AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF98AD?: The RGB value is 175, 152, 173: 175 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF98AD?: The complementary color is #98AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF98AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.