What color is #AF3F57?

#AF3F57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Magic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF3F57?

The RGB value is 175, 63, 87: 175 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF3F57?

The complementary color is #3FAF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF3F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF3F57 color

#AF3F57 rgb(175, 63, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF3F57 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 24.7% green and 34.1% blue (175, 63, 87).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 47% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 50% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Merlot Magic (#B64055), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#AF3F57 color codes

HEX	`#AF3F57`
RGB	`rgb(175, 63, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 24.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 47%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 64%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 50%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 47.52, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 48.69, 12.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.179, 13.36, 10.478)`
Decimal	`11485015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF3F57, 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 #AF3F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF3F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #AF3F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af3f57; }
.text { color: #af3f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af3f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 63 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af3f57, #af5f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #AF3F57?: #AF3F57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Magic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF3F57?: The RGB value is 175, 63, 87: 175 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF3F57?: The complementary color is #3FAF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF3F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.