What color is #AF467C?

#AF467C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF467C?

The RGB value is 175, 70, 124: 175 red, 70 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF467C?

The complementary color is #46AF79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF467C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF467C color

#AF467C rgb(175, 70, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF467C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 27.5% green and 48.6% blue (175, 70, 124).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#AF467C color codes

HEX	`#AF467C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 70, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 27.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 48.48, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 49.28, 349.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.508, 14.952, 20.713)`
Decimal	`11486844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF467C, 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 #AF467C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF467C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #AF467C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af467c; }
.text { color: #af467c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af467c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 70 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af467c, #af4648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AF467C?: #AF467C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF467C?: The RGB value is 175, 70, 124: 175 red, 70 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF467C?: The complementary color is #46AF79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF467C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.