What color is #AF798C?

#AF798C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF798C?

The RGB value is 175, 121, 140: 175 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF798C?

The complementary color is #79AF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF798C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF798C color

#AF798C rgb(175, 121, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF798C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 47.5% green and 54.9% blue (175, 121, 140).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#AF798C color codes

HEX	`#AF798C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 121, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 47.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, 23.93, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 23.99, 355.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.251, 24.684, 28.03)`
Decimal	`11499916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF798C, 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 #AF798C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF798C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #AF798C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af798c; }
.text { color: #af798c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af798c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 121 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af798c, #af8179); }

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Questions

What color is #AF798C?: #AF798C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF798C?: The RGB value is 175, 121, 140: 175 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF798C?: The complementary color is #79AF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF798C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.