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Recognised as Colour

#AF99A2

  • #AF99A2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AF99A2 is a red with RGB values 175, 153, 162 and HSL 335°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AF99A2#AF99A2
HEX#AF99A2
RGBrgb(175, 153, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6, 0.6353
RGB percentages68.6%, 60%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(335.5, 12.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 12.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 7.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,508,130
CSS custom property--colour: #AF99A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#50665D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9B9DA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A0A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B3989Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#99AFA6
Analogous#AF99AD, #AF9B99
Triadic#A2AF99, #99A2AF
Split complementary#99AF9B, #99ADAF
Tetradic#ADAF99, #99AFA6, #9B99AF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EFF0
Lighter +20%#DCD2D6
Lighter +10%#C5B6BC
Darker −10%#997C88
Darker −20%#7F636F
Darker −30%#624D56
Darker −40%#45373D
More saturated +25%#C6829E
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R175
G153
B162
Red175 (68.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue335.45°
Saturation (HSL)12.09%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 99 · B A2

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