What color is #AF8D88?

#AF8D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8D88?

The RGB value is 175, 141, 136: 175 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8D88?

The complementary color is #88AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8D88 color

#AF8D88 rgb(175, 141, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF8D88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (175, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% 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 6.99:1).

#AF8D88 color codes

HEX	`#AF8D88`
RGB	`rgb(175, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, 12.05, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 14.21, 32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.648, 29.943, 27.4)`
Decimal	`11505032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8D88, 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 #AF8D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF8D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #AF8D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8d88; }
.text { color: #af8d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8d88, #afa188); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF8D88?: #AF8D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8D88?: The RGB value is 175, 141, 136: 175 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8D88?: The complementary color is #88AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.