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#AF798F Color

#AF798F is rgb(175, 121, 143) in RGB, hsl(336, 25%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF798F
HEX#AF798F
RGBrgb(175, 121, 143)
HSLhsl(336, 25%, 58%)
HSVhsv(336, 31%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.073 353.2)
LABlab(56.99% 24.15 -3.02)
LCHlch(56.99% 24.34 352.88)

What #AF798F 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 #AF798F, 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.

#AF798F Channel Values

How #AF798F 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 121 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 25% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 31% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 18% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF798F 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF798F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF798F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF798F

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 #AF798F.

How #AF798F 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#AF798F
Protanopia#84848F
Protanomaly#97808F
Deuteranopia#8E8E8D
Deuteranomaly#9C868E
Tritanopia#AD7C7C
Tritanomaly#AE7B84
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF798F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af798f: #AF798F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF798F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af798f': '#AF798F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.475, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_af798f">#AF798F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF798F"

More Pink Colors

#AF798F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF798F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF798F?

#AF798F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(175, 121, 143) in RGB and hsl(336, 25%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #AF798F?

#AF798F is rgb(175, 121, 143) — red 175, green 121, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF798F?

#AF798F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF798F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF798F scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF798F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF798F 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 13.76, which is visibly different.

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