What color is #AF9798?

#AF9798 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 #AF9798?

The RGB value is 175, 151, 152: 175 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9798?

The complementary color is #97AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9798 color

#AF9798 rgb(175, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9798 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (175, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#AF9798 color codes

HEX	`#AF9798`
RGB	`rgb(175, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, 9.06, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 9.47, 16.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.413, 33.515, 34.356)`
Decimal	`11507608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9798, 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 #AF9798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #AF9798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9798; }
.text { color: #af9798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9798, #afa297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9798?: #AF9798 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 #AF9798?: The RGB value is 175, 151, 152: 175 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9798?: The complementary color is #97AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.