What color is #AF6F7C?

#AF6F7C 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 #AF6F7C?

The RGB value is 175, 111, 124: 175 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF6F7C?

The complementary color is #6FAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF6F7C color

#AF6F7C rgb(175, 111, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF6F7C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 43.5% green and 48.6% blue (175, 111, 124).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#AF6F7C color codes

HEX	`#AF6F7C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 111, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 43.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 27.13, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 27.35, 7.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.003, 21.94, 21.877)`
Decimal	`11497340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF6F7C, 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 #AF6F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #AF6F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6f7c; }
.text { color: #af6f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 111 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6f7c, #af826f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF6F7C?: #AF6F7C 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 #AF6F7C?: The RGB value is 175, 111, 124: 175 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF6F7C?: The complementary color is #6FAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.