What color is #AF6767?

#AF6767 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6767?

The RGB value is 175, 103, 103: 175 red, 103 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6767?

The complementary color is #67AFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6767?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6767 color

#AF6767 rgb(175, 103, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF6767 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 40.4% green and 40.4% blue (175, 103, 103).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#AF6767 color codes

HEX	`#AF6767`
RGB	`rgb(175, 103, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 40.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 28.87, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 31.46, 23.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.979, 19.796, 15.335)`
Decimal	`11495271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6767, 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 #AF6767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #AF6767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6767; }
.text { color: #af6767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 103 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6767, #af8b67); }

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Questions

What color is #AF6767?: #AF6767 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6767?: The RGB value is 175, 103, 103: 175 red, 103 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6767?: The complementary color is #67AFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6767?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.