Recognised as Colour

#AF8798

#AF8798
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF8798 is a red with RGB values 175, 135, 152 and HSL 335°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AF8798

RGBrgb(175, 135, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5294, 0.5961

RGB percentages68.6%, 52.9%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(334.5, 20%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 22.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 13.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,503,512

CSS custom property--colour: #AF8798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#507867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#949497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B5868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87AF9E

Analogous#AF87AC, #AF8A87

Triadic#98AF87, #8798AF

Split complementary#87AF8A, #87ACAF

Tetradic#ACAF87, #87AF9E, #8A87AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE3E7

Lighter +20%#D8C4CD

Lighter +10%#C3A6B2

Darker −10%#9B687E

Darker −20%#7D5365

Darker −30%#5E3F4C

Darker −40%#402A33

More saturated +25%#C86E94

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R175

G135

B152

Red175 (68.6%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue334.5°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 87 · B 98

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Colour values

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