What color is #AF848D?

#AF848D 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 #AF848D?

The RGB value is 175, 132, 141: 175 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF848D?

The complementary color is #84AFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF848D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF848D color

#AF848D rgb(175, 132, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF848D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 51.8% green and 55.3% blue (175, 132, 141).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#AF848D color codes

HEX	`#AF848D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 132, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 51.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, 17.89, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 17.97, 5.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.738, 27.541, 28.891)`
Decimal	`11502733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF848D, 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 #AF848D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF848D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #AF848D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af848d; }
.text { color: #af848d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af848d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 132 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af848d, #af9184); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF848D?: #AF848D 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 #AF848D?: The RGB value is 175, 132, 141: 175 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF848D?: The complementary color is #84AFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF848D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.