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#AF7488 Color

#AF7488 is rgb(175, 116, 136) in RGB, hsl(340, 27%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF7488
HEX#AF7488
RGBrgb(175, 116, 136)
HSLhsl(340, 27%, 57%)
HSVhsv(340, 34%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.078 357.7)
LABlab(55.64% 26.00 -0.93)
LCHlch(55.64% 26.01 357.95)

What #AF7488 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 #AF7488, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.09English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.43Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.79Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.22Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.41Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.21

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

#AF7488 Channel Values

How #AF7488 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 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 27% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 34% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 22% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF7488 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF7488 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF7488

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF7488; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AF7488
Complementary
#74AF9B
Analogous
#AF74A5
Analogous
#AF7E74
Triadic
#87AF74
Triadic
#7487AF
Split comp.
#74AF7E
Split comp.
#74A5AF

Tints & Shades of #AF7488

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

#BA8798
#C59BA9
#D0AEBA
#DABEC7
#E5D2D8
#F0E5E9

Shades

#9F5B72
#884E61
#6E3F4F
#57323F
#3E232C
#27161C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF7488.

How #AF7488 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#AF7488
Protanopia#818188
Protanomaly#957C88
Deuteranopia#8B8B86
Deuteranomaly#9B8287
Tritanopia#AD7777
Tritanomaly#AE767E
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF7488 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af7488: #AF7488;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF7488;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af7488': '#AF7488' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.455, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_af7488">#AF7488</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF7488"

More Pink Colors

#AF7488 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AF7488 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF7488?

#AF7488 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 116, 136) in RGB and hsl(340, 27%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AF7488?

#AF7488 is rgb(175, 116, 136) — red 175, green 116, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF7488?

#AF7488 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF7488 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF7488 scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF7488 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF7488 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 14.14, which is visibly different.

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