What color is #AF686F?

#AF686F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF686F?

The RGB value is 175, 104, 111: 175 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF686F?

The complementary color is #68AFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF686F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF686F color

#AF686F rgb(175, 104, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF686F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 40.8% green and 43.5% blue (175, 104, 111).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#AF686F color codes

HEX	`#AF686F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 104, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 40.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, 29.28, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 30.45, 15.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.5, 20.164, 17.585)`
Decimal	`11495535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF686F, 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 #AF686F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF686F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #AF686F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af686f; }
.text { color: #af686f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af686f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 104 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af686f, #af8468); }

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Questions

What color is #AF686F?: #AF686F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF686F?: The RGB value is 175, 104, 111: 175 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF686F?: The complementary color is #68AFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF686F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.