What color is #AF948F?

#AF948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF948F?

The RGB value is 175, 148, 143: 175 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF948F?

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

Is black or white text better on #AF948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF948F color

#AF948F rgb(175, 148, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF948F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (175, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AF948F color codes

HEX	`#AF948F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 9.24, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 11.24, 34.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.227, 32.278, 30.461)`
Decimal	`11506831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF948F, 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 #AF948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AF948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af948f; }
.text { color: #af948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af948f, #afa48f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF948F?: #AF948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF948F?: The RGB value is 175, 148, 143: 175 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF948F?: The complementary color is #8FAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.