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Recognised as Colour

#AF5A72

  • #AF5A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AF5A72 is a red with RGB values 175, 90, 114 and HSL 343°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AF5A72#AF5A72
HEX#AF5A72
RGBrgb(175, 90, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3529, 0.4471
RGB percentages68.6%, 35.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(343.1, 34.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 48.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 34.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,491,954
CSS custom property--colour: #AF5A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#50A58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5363no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3Indian red · ΔE 21.6Light coral · ΔE 24.9Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Brown · ΔE 32.9Salmon · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AAF97
Analogous#AF5A9D, #AF6D5A
Triadic#72AF5A, #5A72AF
Split complementary#5AAF6D, #5A9DAF
Tetradic#9DAF5A, #5AAF97, #6C5AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E3E7
Lighter +30%#E1C1CA
Lighter +20%#D09FAD
Lighter +10%#C07C8F
Darker −10%#90465B
Darker −20%#6E3545
Darker −30%#4B2530
Darker −40%#29141A
More saturated +25%#CE3B65
Less saturated −25%#90797F

Channel breakdown

R175
G90
B114
Red175 (68.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue343.06°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 5A · B 72

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