What color is #AF969B?

#AF969B 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 #AF969B?

The RGB value is 175, 150, 155: 175 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF969B?

The complementary color is #96AFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF969B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF969B color

#AF969B rgb(175, 150, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF969B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 58.8% green and 60.8% blue (175, 150, 155).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% 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 7.66:1).

#AF969B color codes

HEX	`#AF969B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 150, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 58.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 10.13, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 10.16, 4.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.502, 33.294, 35.613)`
Decimal	`11507355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF969B, 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 #AF969B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF969B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #AF969B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af969b; }
.text { color: #af969b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af969b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 150 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af969b, #af9e96); }

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Questions

What color is #AF969B?: #AF969B 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 #AF969B?: The RGB value is 175, 150, 155: 175 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF969B?: The complementary color is #96AFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF969B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.