Information about #AF3E50 color

#AF3E50 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF3E50 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 62, 80) — 68.6% red, 24.3% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 54 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF3E50 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hibiscus (#B33654). Slightly further away sit Sargent Pepper (#A34053) and Light Burgundy (#A8415B).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 62, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #AF3E50 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF3E50 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AF3E50 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AF3E50

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hibiscus color link
Hibiscus

#B33654

Night Shadz color link
Night Shadz

#A23D54

La Bamba color link
La Bamba

#A43F48

English Red color link
English Red

#AB4B52

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Rose Vale color link
Rose Vale

#AB4E52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF3E50
  • RGB175, 62, 80
  • CMYK0, 65, 54, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 62, 80)
  • HSL350°, 48%, 46%
  • HSL Precise350.442°, 47.679%, 46.471%
  • HSV350°, 65%, 69%
  • HSB350°, 65%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.243, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.243, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.243, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF3E50
  • DECIMAL ID11484752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01