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#AF625A Color

#AF625A is rgb(175, 98, 90) in RGB, hsl(6, 35%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 49%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Redwood (#A45A52), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF625A
HEX#AF625A
RGBrgb(175, 98, 90)
HSLhsl(6, 35%, 52%)
HSVhsv(6, 49%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 49%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.101 26.9)
LABlab(50.59% 31.22 18.95)
LCHlch(50.59% 36.52 31.26)

What #AF625A 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 #AF625A, 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 red in the library.

#AF625A Channel Values

How #AF625A 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 98 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 35% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 49% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 49% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.45:1 vs white · 4.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF625A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF625A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF625A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AF625A

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 #AF625A.

How #AF625A 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#AF625A
Protanopia#747459
Protanomaly#8F6D5A
Deuteranopia#828256
Deuteranomaly#967758
Tritanopia#AF6161
Tritanomaly#AF615E
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF625A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af625a: #AF625A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF625A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af625a': '#AF625A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.384, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_af625a">#AF625A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF625A"

More Red Colors

#AF625A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF625A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF625A?

#AF625A is a mid-tone red — rgb(175, 98, 90) in RGB and hsl(6, 35%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Redwood (#A45A52), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #AF625A?

#AF625A is rgb(175, 98, 90) — red 175, green 98, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF625A?

#AF625A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 49%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF625A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF625A scores 4.45:1 against white and 4.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF625A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF625A 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.49, which is visibly different.

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