What color is #AF7B7D?

#AF7B7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7B7D?

The RGB value is 175, 123, 125: 175 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7B7D?

The complementary color is #7BAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7B7D color

#AF7B7D rgb(175, 123, 125)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF7B7D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 48.2% green and 49% blue (175, 123, 125).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#AF7B7D color codes

HEX	`#AF7B7D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 123, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 48.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 20.54, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 21.72, 18.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.464, 24.762, 22.678)`
Decimal	`11500413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7B7D, 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 #AF7B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #AF7B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7b7d; }
.text { color: #af7b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 123 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7b7d, #af937b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AF7B7D?: #AF7B7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7B7D?: The RGB value is 175, 123, 125: 175 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7B7D?: The complementary color is #7BAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.