Recognised as Colour
#AF908E
- #AF908E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AF908E is a red with RGB values 175, 144, 142 and HSL 4°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AF908E#AF908E
HEX#AF908E
RGBrgb(175, 144, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5647, 0.5569
RGB percentages68.6%, 56.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(3.6, 17.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.6, 18.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 18.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,505,806
CSS custom property--colour: #AF908E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#506F71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EADAF
Analogous#AF8E9D, #AFA18E
Triadic#8EAF90, #908EAF
Split complementary#8EAFA1, #8E9DAF
Tetradic#9DAF8E, #8EADAF, #A18EAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G144
B142
Red175 (68.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue3.64°
Saturation (HSL)17.1%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 90 · B 8E
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