What color is #AF6465?

#AF6465 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6465?

The RGB value is 175, 100, 101: 175 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6465?

The complementary color is #64AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6465 color

#AF6465 rgb(175, 100, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF6465 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (175, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 42% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#AF6465 color codes

HEX	`#AF6465`
RGB	`rgb(175, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 43%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 42%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 30.28, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 32.83, 22.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.587, 19.17, 14.715)`
Decimal	`11494501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6465, 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 #AF6465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #AF6465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6465; }
.text { color: #af6465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6465, #af8864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AF6465?: #AF6465 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6465?: The RGB value is 175, 100, 101: 175 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6465?: The complementary color is #64AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.