What color is #AF7278?

#AF7278 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 #AF7278?

The RGB value is 175, 114, 120: 175 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7278?

The complementary color is #72AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7278 color

#AF7278 rgb(175, 114, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF7278 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 44.7% green and 47.1% blue (175, 114, 120).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% 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 5.5:1).

#AF7278 color codes

HEX	`#AF7278`
RGB	`rgb(175, 114, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 44.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 24.9, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 25.78, 15.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.088, 22.507, 20.683)`
Decimal	`11498104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7278, 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 #AF7278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #AF7278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7278; }
.text { color: #af7278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 114 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7278, #af8b72); }

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Questions

What color is #AF7278?: #AF7278 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 #AF7278?: The RGB value is 175, 114, 120: 175 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7278?: The complementary color is #72AFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.