What color is #AF9FB3?

#AF9FB3 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 #AF9FB3?

The RGB value is 175, 159, 179: 175 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9FB3?

The complementary color is #A3B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9FB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9FB3 color

#AF9FB3 rgb(175, 159, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9FB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.4% green and 70.2% blue (175, 159, 179).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#AF9FB3 color codes

HEX	`#AF9FB3`
RGB	`rgb(175, 159, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.4, 9.54, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.4, 12.59, 319.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.213, 37.165, 47.8)`
Decimal	`11509683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9FB3, 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 #AF9FB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9FB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #AF9FB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9fb3; }
.text { color: #af9fb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9fb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 159 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9fb3, #b39fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AF9FB3?: #AF9FB3 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 #AF9FB3?: The RGB value is 175, 159, 179: 175 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9FB3?: The complementary color is #A3B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9FB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.