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Recognised as Colour

#AF486E

  • #AF486E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AF486E is a red with RGB values 175, 72, 110 and HSL 338°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AF486E#AF486E
HEX#AF486E
RGBrgb(175, 72, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2824, 0.4314
RGB percentages68.6%, 28.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(337.9, 41.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 58.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 37.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,342
CSS custom property--colour: #AF486E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#50B791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#75736Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BC3F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1Indian red · ΔE 24Light coral · ΔE 29Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2Brown · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48AF89
Analogous#AF48A2, #AF5548
Triadic#6EAF48, #486EAF
Split complementary#48AF55, #48A2AF
Tetradic#A2AF48, #48AF89, #5548AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED5DE
Lighter +30%#DFB1C2
Lighter +20%#D08DA6
Lighter +10%#C16989
Darker −10%#8B3957
Darker −20%#672A41
Darker −30%#431B2A
Darker −40%#1E0D13
More saturated +25%#CE2966
Less saturated −25%#906776

Channel breakdown

R175
G72
B110
Red175 (68.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue337.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.7%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 48 · B 6E

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