What color is #AF8E93?

#AF8E93 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF8E93?

The RGB value is 175, 142, 147: 175 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF8E93?

The complementary color is #8EAFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF8E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF8E93 color

#AF8E93 rgb(175, 142, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #AF8E93 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 55.7% green and 57.6% blue (175, 142, 147).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#AF8E93 color codes

HEX	`#AF8E93`
RGB	`rgb(175, 142, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 55.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 13.25, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 13.41, 8.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.619, 30.568, 31.78)`
Decimal	`11505299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF8E93, 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 #AF8E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF8E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AF8E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af8e93; }
.text { color: #af8e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af8e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 142 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af8e93, #af9a8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AF8E93?: #AF8E93 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF8E93?: The RGB value is 175, 142, 147: 175 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF8E93?: The complementary color is #8EAFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF8E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.