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Recognised as Colour

#AF727E

  • #AF727E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF727E is a red with RGB values 175, 114, 126 and HSL 348°, 28%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AF727E#AF727E
HEX#AF727E
RGBrgb(175, 114, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.4471, 0.4941
RGB percentages68.6%, 44.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(348.2, 27.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 34.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 28%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,498,110
CSS custom property--colour: #AF727E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#508D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7C7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A877Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B96D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 26Light coral · ΔE 26.1Light pink · ΔE 26.5Indian red · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72AFA3
Analogous#AF729D, #AF8472
Triadic#7EAF72, #727EAF
Split complementary#72AF85, #729DAF
Tetradic#9CAF72, #72AFA3, #8472AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4F5
Lighter +30%#E6D4D7
Lighter +20%#D4B3BA
Lighter +10%#C1939C
Darker −10%#985663
Darker −20%#77444E
Darker −30%#573139
Darker −40%#361F23
More saturated +25%#CB566D
Less saturated −25%#938E8F

Channel breakdown

R175
G114
B126
Red175 (68.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue348.2°
Saturation (HSL)27.6%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 72 · B 7E

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