What color is #AF687E?

#AF687E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF687E?

The RGB value is 175, 104, 126: 175 red, 104 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF687E?

The complementary color is #68AF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF687E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF687E color

#AF687E rgb(175, 104, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF687E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 40.8% green and 49.4% blue (175, 104, 126).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#AF687E color codes

HEX	`#AF687E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 104, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 40.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 31.29, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 31.29, 0.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.396, 20.523, 22.306)`
Decimal	`11495550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF687E, 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 #AF687E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF687E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #AF687E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af687e; }
.text { color: #af687e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af687e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 104 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af687e, #af7668); }

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Questions

What color is #AF687E?: #AF687E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF687E?: The RGB value is 175, 104, 126: 175 red, 104 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF687E?: The complementary color is #68AF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF687E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.