Close to Dark Magenta
#AF028E
#AF028E is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0.8% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 98% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AF028E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.52:1 AABlack text on this color
3.22:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.52:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.22:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AF028E as they’d see it.
#AF028E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AF028E
What color is #AF028E?
#AF028E is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0.8% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 98% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AF028E in RGB?
#AF028E is rgb(175, 2, 142): 175 red, 2 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AF028E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 19, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AF028E?
PANTONE 253 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AF028E?
Its complement #0B6D16 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.