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#AF316E Color

#AF316E is rgb(175, 49, 110) in RGB, hsl(331, 56%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 37%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF316E
HEX#AF316E
RGBrgb(175, 49, 110)
HSLhsl(331, 56%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 72%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 37%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.171 355.2)
LABlab(42.28% 54.79 -4.77)
LCHlch(42.28% 55.00 355.02)

What #AF316E 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 #AF316E, 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.

#AF316E Channel Values

How #AF316E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 56% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 72% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 37% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.02:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF316E 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 text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF316E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF316E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AF316E

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 #AF316E.

How #AF316E 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#AF316E
Protanopia#58586D
Protanomaly#844C6E
Deuteranopia#70706A
Deuteranomaly#8E5D6C
Tritanopia#AC3D3D
Tritanomaly#AD3855
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF316E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af316e: #AF316E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF316E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af316e': '#AF316E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.192, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_af316e">#AF316E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF316E"

More Pink Colors

#AF316E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF316E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF316E?

#AF316E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 49, 110) in RGB and hsl(331, 56%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #AF316E?

#AF316E is rgb(175, 49, 110) — red 175, green 49, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF316E?

#AF316E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 37%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF316E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF316E scores 6.02:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF316E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF316E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 17.69, which is visibly different.

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