What color is #AF285C?

#AF285C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF285C?

The RGB value is 175, 40, 92: 175 red, 40 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF285C?

The complementary color is #28AF7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF285C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF285C color

#AF285C rgb(175, 40, 92)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF285C is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 15.7% green and 36.1% blue (175, 40, 92).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Murderous Magenta (#B3205F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#AF285C color codes

HEX	`#AF285C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 40, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 15.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 63%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.26, 56.73, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.26, 56.82, 3.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.371, 11.407, 11.252)`
Decimal	`11479132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF285C, 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 #AF285C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF285C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #AF285C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af285c; }
.text { color: #af285c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af285c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 40 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af285c, #af3828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #AF285C?: #AF285C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF285C?: The RGB value is 175, 40, 92: 175 red, 40 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF285C?: The complementary color is #28AF7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF285C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.