What color is #AF9BA6?

#AF9BA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9BA6?

The RGB value is 175, 155, 166: 175 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9BA6?

The complementary color is #9BAFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9BA6 color

#AF9BA6 rgb(175, 155, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9BA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60.8% green and 65.1% blue (175, 155, 166).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#AF9BA6 color codes

HEX	`#AF9BA6`
RGB	`rgb(175, 155, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, 9.3, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 9.79, 341.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.283, 35.31, 40.973)`
Decimal	`11508646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9BA6, 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 #AF9BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #AF9BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9ba6; }
.text { color: #af9ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 155 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9ba6, #af9b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AF9BA6?: #AF9BA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9BA6?: The RGB value is 175, 155, 166: 175 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9BA6?: The complementary color is #9BAFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.