What color is #AF7D8A?

#AF7D8A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7D8A?

The RGB value is 175, 125, 138: 175 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7D8A?

The complementary color is #7DAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7D8A color

#AF7D8A rgb(175, 125, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF7D8A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 49% green and 54.1% blue (175, 125, 138).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#AF7D8A color codes

HEX	`#AF7D8A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 125, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 49%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, 21.36, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 21.37, 1.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.601, 25.618, 27.425)`
Decimal	`11500938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7D8A, 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 #AF7D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #AF7D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7d8a; }
.text { color: #af7d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 125 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7d8a, #af897d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF7D8A?: #AF7D8A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7D8A?: The RGB value is 175, 125, 138: 175 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7D8A?: The complementary color is #7DAFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.