What color is #AFA2BC?

#AFA2BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA2BC?

The RGB value is 175, 162, 188: 175 red, 162 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA2BC?

The complementary color is #AFBCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA2BC color

#AFA2BC rgb(175, 162, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AFA2BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 63.5% green and 73.7% blue (175, 162, 188).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#AFA2BC color codes

HEX	`#AFA2BC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 162, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 63.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, 9.67, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 15.14, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.675, 38.586, 52.925)`
Decimal	`11510460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA2BC, 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 #AFA2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #AFA2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa2bc; }
.text { color: #afa2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 162 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa2bc, #bca2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA2BC?: #AFA2BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA2BC?: The RGB value is 175, 162, 188: 175 red, 162 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA2BC?: The complementary color is #AFBCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.