What color is #AF534C?

#AF534C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF534C?

The RGB value is 175, 83, 76: 175 red, 83 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF534C?

The complementary color is #4CA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF534C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF534C color

#AF534C rgb(175, 83, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF534C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 32.5% green and 29.8% blue (175, 83, 76).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 39% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 57% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#AF534C color codes

HEX	`#AF534C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 83, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 32.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 39%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 57%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 36.91, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 42.94, 30.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.079, 15.825, 8.728)`
Decimal	`11490124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF534C, 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 #AF534C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF534C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #AF534C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af534c; }
.text { color: #af534c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af534c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 83 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af534c, #af854c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AF534C?: #AF534C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF534C?: The RGB value is 175, 83, 76: 175 red, 83 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF534C?: The complementary color is #4CA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF534C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.