Recognised as Colour
#AF9498
- #AF9498
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AF9498 is a red with RGB values 175, 148, 152 and HSL 351°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AF9498#AF9498
HEX#AF9498
RGBrgb(175, 148, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.5804, 0.5961
RGB percentages68.6%, 58%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(351.1, 14.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 15.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 13.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,506,840
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9498;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#506B67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94AFAB
Analogous#AF94A6, #AF9E94
Triadic#98AF94, #9498AF
Split complementary#94AF9E, #94A5AF
Tetradic#A5AF94, #94AFAB, #9D94AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G148
B152
Red175 (68.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue351.11°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 94 · B 98
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