What color is #AF9AA7?

#AF9AA7 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 #AF9AA7?

The RGB value is 175, 154, 167: 175 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9AA7?

The complementary color is #9AAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9AA7 color

#AF9AA7 rgb(175, 154, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9AA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60.4% green and 65.5% blue (175, 154, 167).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% 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 8:1).

#AF9AA7 color codes

HEX	`#AF9AA7`
RGB	`rgb(175, 154, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, 10.04, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 10.79, 338.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.209, 35.016, 41.403)`
Decimal	`11508391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9AA7, 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 #AF9AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #AF9AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9aa7; }
.text { color: #af9aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 154 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9aa7, #af9a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AF9AA7?: #AF9AA7 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 #AF9AA7?: The RGB value is 175, 154, 167: 175 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9AA7?: The complementary color is #9AAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.