What color is #AF7F82?

#AF7F82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF7F82?

The RGB value is 175, 127, 130: 175 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF7F82?

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

Is black or white text better on #AF7F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF7F82 color

#AF7F82 rgb(175, 127, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF7F82 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 49.8% green and 51% blue (175, 127, 130).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#AF7F82 color codes

HEX	`#AF7F82`
RGB	`rgb(175, 127, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 49.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 19.02, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 19.86, 16.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.298, 25.906, 24.572)`
Decimal	`11501442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF7F82, 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 #AF7F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #AF7F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7f82; }
.text { color: #af7f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 127 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7f82, #af947f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF7F82?: #AF7F82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF7F82?: The RGB value is 175, 127, 130: 175 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF7F82?: The complementary color is #7FAFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.