What color is #AF6C82?

#AF6C82 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6C82?

The RGB value is 175, 108, 130: 175 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6C82?

The complementary color is #6CAF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6C82 color

#AF6C82 rgb(175, 108, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF6C82 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 42.4% green and 51% blue (175, 108, 130).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#AF6C82 color codes

HEX	`#AF6C82`
RGB	`rgb(175, 108, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 42.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 29.66, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 29.67, 358.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.072, 21.453, 23.83)`
Decimal	`11496578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6C82, 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 #AF6C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #AF6C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6c82; }
.text { color: #af6c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 108 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6c82, #af786c); }

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Questions

What color is #AF6C82?: #AF6C82 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6C82?: The RGB value is 175, 108, 130: 175 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6C82?: The complementary color is #6CAF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.