Recognised as Colour

#AF879B

#AF879B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF879B is a red with RGB values 175, 135, 155 and HSL 330°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AF879B#AF879B

HEX#AF879B

RGBrgb(175, 135, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5294, 0.6078

RGB percentages68.6%, 52.9%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(330, 20%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 22.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 11.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,503,515

CSS custom property--colour: #AF879B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1

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

Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#507864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8E9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#93959Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B5868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 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 text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8 Gray · ΔE 20.4 Thistle · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87AF9B

Analogous#AF87AF, #AF8787

Triadic#9BAF87, #879BAF

Split complementary#87AF87, #87AFAF

Tetradic#AFAF87, #87AF9B, #8787AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE3E8

Lighter +20%#D8C4CE

Lighter +10%#C3A6B4

Darker −10%#9B6882

Darker −20%#7D5368

Darker −30%#5E3F4F

Darker −40%#402A35

More saturated +25%#C86E9B

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R175

G135

B155

Red175 (68.6%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 87 · B 9B

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#AF879B

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else