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#AF7482 Color

#AF7482 is rgb(175, 116, 130) in RGB, hsl(346, 27%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 26%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF7482
HEX#AF7482
RGBrgb(175, 116, 130)
HSLhsl(346, 27%, 57%)
HSVhsv(346, 34%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 26%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.076 4)
LABlab(55.49% 25.34 2.35)
LCHlch(55.49% 25.44 5.30)

What #AF7482 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 #AF7482, 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.

#AF7482 Channel Values

How #AF7482 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 116 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 27% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 34% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 26% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF7482 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF7482

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF7482; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF7482

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 #AF7482.

How #AF7482 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#AF7482
Protanopia#818182
Protanomaly#957C82
Deuteranopia#8B8B80
Deuteranomaly#9B8281
Tritanopia#AE7676
Tritanomaly#AE757B
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF7482 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af7482: #AF7482;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF7482;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af7482': '#AF7482' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.455, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_af7482">#AF7482</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF7482"

More Red Colors

#AF7482 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF7482 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF7482?

#AF7482 is a mid-tone red — rgb(175, 116, 130) in RGB and hsl(346, 27%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #AF7482?

#AF7482 is rgb(175, 116, 130) — red 175, green 116, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF7482?

#AF7482 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF7482 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF7482 scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF7482 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF7482 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.27, which is visibly different.

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