What color is #AF848C?

#AF848C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF848C?

The RGB value is 175, 132, 140: 175 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF848C?

The complementary color is #84AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF848C color

#AF848C rgb(175, 132, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF848C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (175, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#AF848C color codes

HEX	`#AF848C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, 17.73, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 17.86, 6.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.664, 27.511, 28.501)`
Decimal	`11502732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF848C, 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 #AF848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #AF848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af848c; }
.text { color: #af848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af848c, #af9284); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF848C?: #AF848C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF848C?: The RGB value is 175, 132, 140: 175 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF848C?: The complementary color is #84AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.