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#AF467E Color

#AF467E is rgb(175, 70, 126) in RGB, hsl(328, 43%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 28%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF467E
HEX#AF467E
RGBrgb(175, 70, 126)
HSLhsl(328, 43%, 48%)
HSVhsv(328, 60%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 28%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.15 350)
LABlab(45.90% 47.87 -9.26)
LCHlch(45.90% 48.76 349.05)

What #AF467E 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 #AF467E, 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.

#AF467E Channel Values

How #AF467E 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 70 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 43% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 60% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 28% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF467E 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 text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF467E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF467E; 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
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AF467E

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 #AF467E.

How #AF467E 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#AF467E
Protanopia#63637E
Protanomaly#88597E
Deuteranopia#76767B
Deuteranomaly#91667C
Tritanopia#AC5050
Tritanomaly#AD4C65
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF467E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af467e: #AF467E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF467E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af467e': '#AF467E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.275, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_af467e">#AF467E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF467E"

More Pink Colors

#AF467E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF467E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF467E?

#AF467E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 70, 126) in RGB and hsl(328, 43%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #AF467E?

#AF467E is rgb(175, 70, 126) — red 175, green 70, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF467E?

#AF467E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 28%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF467E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF467E scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF467E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF467E 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 18.47, which is visibly different.

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