What color is #AF9CAE?

#AF9CAE 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 #AF9CAE?

The RGB value is 175, 156, 174: 175 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9CAE?

The complementary color is #9CAF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9CAE color

#AF9CAE rgb(175, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9CAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (175, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#AF9CAE color codes

HEX	`#AF9CAE`
RGB	`rgb(175, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 10.25, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 12.29, 326.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.207, 35.947, 45.015)`
Decimal	`11508910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9CAE, 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 #AF9CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #AF9CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9cae; }
.text { color: #af9cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9cae, #af9ca5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF9CAE?: #AF9CAE 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 #AF9CAE?: The RGB value is 175, 156, 174: 175 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9CAE?: The complementary color is #9CAF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.