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Recognised as Colour

#AF8B90

  • #AF8B90
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AF8B90 is a red with RGB values 175, 139, 144 and HSL 352°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AF8B90#AF8B90
HEX#AF8B90
RGBrgb(175, 139, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5451, 0.5647
RGB percentages68.6%, 54.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(351.7, 18.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 20.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 17.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,504,528
CSS custom property--colour: #AF8B90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#50746F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#909090no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98968Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6888Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8BAFAA
Analogous#AF8BA2, #AF988B
Triadic#90AF8B, #8B90AF
Split complementary#8BAF98, #8BA2AF
Tetradic#A2AF8B, #8BAFAA, #988BAF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE6E7
Lighter +20%#D9C7CA
Lighter +10%#C4A9AD
Darker −10%#9A6D73
Darker −20%#7D575C
Darker −30%#5F4246
Darker −40%#412D30
More saturated +25%#C8737E
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R175
G139
B144
Red175 (68.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue351.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 8B · B 90

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