What color is #AF5A7B?

#AF5A7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF5A7B?

The RGB value is 175, 90, 123: 175 red, 90 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF5A7B?

The complementary color is #5AAF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF5A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF5A7B color

#AF5A7B rgb(175, 90, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF5A7B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 35.3% green and 48.2% blue (175, 90, 123).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#AF5A7B color codes

HEX	`#AF5A7B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 90, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 35.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, 38.41, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 38.51, 356)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.911, 17.858, 20.87)`
Decimal	`11491963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF5A7B, 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 #AF5A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AF5A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #AF5A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af5a7b; }
.text { color: #af5a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af5a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 90 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af5a7b, #af645a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AF5A7B?: #AF5A7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF5A7B?: The RGB value is 175, 90, 123: 175 red, 90 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF5A7B?: The complementary color is #5AAF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF5A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.