What color is #AF6E73?

#AF6E73 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF6E73?

The RGB value is 175, 110, 115: 175 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6E73?

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

Is black or white text better on #AF6E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6E73 color

#AF6E73 rgb(175, 110, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF6E73 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 43.1% green and 45.1% blue (175, 110, 115).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#AF6E73 color codes

HEX	`#AF6E73`
RGB	`rgb(175, 110, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 43.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 26.47, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 27.68, 17.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.351, 21.506, 18.979)`
Decimal	`11497075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6E73, 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 #AF6E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #AF6E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6e73; }
.text { color: #af6e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 110 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6e73, #af8a6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF6E73?: #AF6E73 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF6E73?: The RGB value is 175, 110, 115: 175 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6E73?: The complementary color is #6EAFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.