What color is #AF8296?

#AF8296 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 #AF8296?

The RGB value is 175, 130, 150: 175 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8296?

The complementary color is #82AF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8296 color

#AF8296 rgb(175, 130, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AF8296 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (175, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#AF8296 color codes

HEX	`#AF8296`
RGB	`rgb(175, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, 20.5, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 20.87, 349.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.167, 27.283, 32.473)`
Decimal	`11502230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8296, 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 #AF8296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #AF8296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8296; }
.text { color: #af8296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8296, #af8482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF8296?: #AF8296 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 #AF8296?: The RGB value is 175, 130, 150: 175 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8296?: The complementary color is #82AF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.