What color is #AF747F?

#AF747F 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 #AF747F?

The RGB value is 175, 116, 127: 175 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF747F?

The complementary color is #74AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF747F color

#AF747F rgb(175, 116, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF747F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (175, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#AF747F color codes

HEX	`#AF747F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, 24.76, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 25.01, 8.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.756, 23.139, 23.079)`
Decimal	`11498623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF747F, 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 #AF747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #AF747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af747f; }
.text { color: #af747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af747f, #af8674); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF747F?: #AF747F 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 #AF747F?: The RGB value is 175, 116, 127: 175 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF747F?: The complementary color is #74AFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.