What color is #AF2455?

#AF2455 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF2455?

The RGB value is 175, 36, 85: 175 red, 36 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF2455?

The complementary color is #24AF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF2455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF2455 color

#AF2455 rgb(175, 36, 85)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF2455 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 14.1% green and 33.3% blue (175, 36, 85).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 66% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 51% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B32651), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AF2455 color codes

HEX	`#AF2455`
RGB	`rgb(175, 36, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 14.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 66%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 79%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 51%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 57.33, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 57.72, 6.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.952, 11.034, 9.672)`
Decimal	`11478101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF2455, 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 #AF2455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF2455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	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 #AF2455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af2455; }
.text { color: #af2455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af2455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 36 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af2455, #af3824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #AF2455?: #AF2455 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF2455?: The RGB value is 175, 36, 85: 175 red, 36 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF2455?: The complementary color is #24AF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF2455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.