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#AF3166 Color

#AF3166 is rgb(175, 49, 102) in RGB, hsl(335, 56%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 42%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF3166
HEX#AF3166
RGBrgb(175, 49, 102)
HSLhsl(335, 56%, 44%)
HSVhsv(335, 72%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 42%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.168 359.2)
LABlab(42.07% 54.19 -0.10)
LCHlch(42.07% 54.19 359.89)

What #AF3166 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AF3166, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AF3166 Channel Values

How #AF3166 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 49 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 56% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 72% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 42% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.08:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF3166 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF3166 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF3166

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF3166; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF3166

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF3166.

How #AF3166 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF3166
Protanopia#585865
Protanomaly#844C66
Deuteranopia#707062
Deuteranomaly#8E5D64
Tritanopia#AD3B3B
Tritanomaly#AE3750
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF3166 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-af3166: #AF3166;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF3166;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af3166': '#AF3166' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.192, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_af3166">#AF3166</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF3166"

More Pink Colors

#AF3166 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF3166 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF3166?

#AF3166 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 49, 102) in RGB and hsl(335, 56%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #AF3166?

#AF3166 is rgb(175, 49, 102) — red 175, green 49, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF3166?

#AF3166 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 42%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF3166 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF3166 scores 6.08:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF3166 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF3166 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.83, which is visibly different.

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