What color is #AF7E91?

#AF7E91 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 #AF7E91?

The RGB value is 175, 126, 145: 175 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7E91?

The complementary color is #7EAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7E91 color

#AF7E91 rgb(175, 126, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF7E91 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 49.4% green and 56.9% blue (175, 126, 145).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#AF7E91 color codes

HEX	`#AF7E91`
RGB	`rgb(175, 126, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 49.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 21.92, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 22.08, 353.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.251, 26.081, 30.223)`
Decimal	`11501201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7E91, 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 #AF7E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #AF7E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7e91; }
.text { color: #af7e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 126 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7e91, #af847e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AF7E91?: #AF7E91 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 #AF7E91?: The RGB value is 175, 126, 145: 175 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7E91?: The complementary color is #7EAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.