What color is #AF9CAC?

#AF9CAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9CAC?

The RGB value is 175, 156, 172: 175 red, 156 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9CAC?

The complementary color is #9CAF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9CAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9CAC color

#AF9CAC rgb(175, 156, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9CAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.2% green and 67.5% blue (175, 156, 172).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#AF9CAC color codes

HEX	`#AF9CAC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 156, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 9.87, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 11.42, 329.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.013, 35.87, 43.995)`
Decimal	`11508908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9CAC, 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 #AF9CAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9CAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #AF9CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9cac; }
.text { color: #af9cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 156 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9cac, #af9ca3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF9CAC?: #AF9CAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9CAC?: The RGB value is 175, 156, 172: 175 red, 156 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9CAC?: The complementary color is #9CAF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9CAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.