What color is #AF7078?

#AF7078 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 #AF7078?

The RGB value is 175, 112, 120: 175 red, 112 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7078?

The complementary color is #70AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7078 color

#AF7078 rgb(175, 112, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF7078 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 43.9% green and 47.1% blue (175, 112, 120).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#AF7078 color codes

HEX	`#AF7078`
RGB	`rgb(175, 112, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 43.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 26.02, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 26.7, 13.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.864, 22.06, 20.609)`
Decimal	`11497592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7078, 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 #AF7078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #AF7078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7078; }
.text { color: #af7078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 112 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7078, #af8870); }

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Questions

What color is #AF7078?: #AF7078 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 #AF7078?: The RGB value is 175, 112, 120: 175 red, 112 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7078?: The complementary color is #70AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.