What color is #AF9996?

#AF9996 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 #AF9996?

The RGB value is 175, 153, 150: 175 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9996?

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

Is black or white text better on #AF9996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9996 color

#AF9996 rgb(175, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9996 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (175, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#AF9996 color codes

HEX	`#AF9996`
RGB	`rgb(175, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, 7.61, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 8.87, 30.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.575, 34.099, 33.609)`
Decimal	`11508118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9996, 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 #AF9996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #AF9996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9996; }
.text { color: #af9996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9996, #afa696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AF9996?: #AF9996 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 #AF9996?: The RGB value is 175, 153, 150: 175 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9996?: The complementary color is #96ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.