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Recognised as Colour

#AF6A72

  • #AF6A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF6A72 is a red with RGB values 175, 106, 114 and HSL 353°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AF6A72#AF6A72
HEX#AF6A72
RGBrgb(175, 106, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4157, 0.4471
RGB percentages68.6%, 41.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(353, 30.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353, 39.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 34.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,496,050
CSS custom property--colour: #AF6A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#50958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#767572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#878271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB636Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6AAFA7
Analogous#AF6A95, #AF856A
Triadic#72AF6A, #6A72AF
Split complementary#6AAF85, #6A95AF
Tetradic#95AF6A, #6AAFA7, #846AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6EFF0
Lighter +30%#E4CED0
Lighter +20%#D3ACB1
Lighter +10%#C18B91
Darker −10%#965058
Darker −20%#743F45
Darker −30%#532D31
Darker −40%#321B1E
More saturated +25%#CC4D5C
Less saturated −25%#928788

Channel breakdown

R175
G106
B114
Red175 (68.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue353.04°
Saturation (HSL)30.13%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 6A · B 72

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