What color is #AF99BC?

#AF99BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF99BC?

The RGB value is 175, 153, 188: 175 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF99BC?

The complementary color is #A6BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF99BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF99BC color

#AF99BC rgb(175, 153, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AF99BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (175, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#AF99BC color codes

HEX	`#AF99BC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 14.69, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 21.06, 314.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.146, 35.528, 52.415)`
Decimal	`11508156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF99BC, 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 #AF99BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF99BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #AF99BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af99bc; }
.text { color: #af99bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af99bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af99bc, #bc99b8); }

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Questions

What color is #AF99BC?: #AF99BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF99BC?: The RGB value is 175, 153, 188: 175 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF99BC?: The complementary color is #A6BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF99BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.