What color is #AF8283?

#AF8283 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8283?

The RGB value is 175, 130, 131: 175 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8283?

The complementary color is #82AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8283 color

#AF8283 rgb(175, 130, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF8283 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (175, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#AF8283 color codes

HEX	`#AF8283`
RGB	`rgb(175, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 17.48, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 18.56, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.759, 26.719, 25.058)`
Decimal	`11502211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8283, 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 #AF8283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #AF8283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8283; }
.text { color: #af8283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8283, #af9882); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8283?: #AF8283 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8283?: The RGB value is 175, 130, 131: 175 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8283?: The complementary color is #82AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.