What color is #AF9498?

#AF9498 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9498?

The RGB value is 175, 148, 152: 175 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9498?

The complementary color is #94AFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9498 color

#AF9498 rgb(175, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9498 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (175, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#AF9498 color codes

HEX	`#AF9498`
RGB	`rgb(175, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 10.73, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 10.86, 8.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.936, 32.562, 34.197)`
Decimal	`11506840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9498, 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 #AF9498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #AF9498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9498; }
.text { color: #af9498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9498, #af9e94); }

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Questions

What color is #AF9498?: #AF9498 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9498?: The RGB value is 175, 148, 152: 175 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9498?: The complementary color is #94AFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.