What color is #AF696B?

#AF696B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF696B?

The RGB value is 175, 105, 107: 175 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF696B?

The complementary color is #69AFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF696B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF696B color

#AF696B rgb(175, 105, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF696B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 41.2% green and 42% blue (175, 105, 107).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#AF696B color codes

HEX	`#AF696B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 105, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 41.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 28.24, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 30.27, 21.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.386, 20.281, 16.485)`
Decimal	`11495787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF696B, 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 #AF696B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF696B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #AF696B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af696b; }
.text { color: #af696b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af696b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 105 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af696b, #af8a69); }

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Questions

What color is #AF696B?: #AF696B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF696B?: The RGB value is 175, 105, 107: 175 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF696B?: The complementary color is #69AFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF696B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.