What color is #AF8789?

#AF8789 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 #AF8789?

The RGB value is 175, 135, 137: 175 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8789?

The complementary color is #87AFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8789 color

#AF8789 rgb(175, 135, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF8789 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 52.9% green and 53.7% blue (175, 135, 137).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#AF8789 color codes

HEX	`#AF8789`
RGB	`rgb(175, 135, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 52.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, 15.58, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 16.31, 17.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.859, 28.249, 27.489)`
Decimal	`11503497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8789, 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 #AF8789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #AF8789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8789; }
.text { color: #af8789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 135 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8789, #af9987); }

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Questions

What color is #AF8789?: #AF8789 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 #AF8789?: The RGB value is 175, 135, 137: 175 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8789?: The complementary color is #87AFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.