Information about #AF4956 color

#AF4956 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF4956 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 73, 86) — 68.6% red, 28.6% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 35 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #AF4956 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to English Red (#AB4B52). Slightly further away sit Moderate Amaranth (#A84A55) and Hippie Pink (#AB495C).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 73, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF4956: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #AF4956 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF4956 color variations

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

#AF4956 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 #AF4956

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF4956
  • RGB175, 73, 86
  • CMYK0, 40, 35, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 73, 86)
  • HSL352°, 41%, 49%
  • HSL Precise352.353°, 41.129%, 48.627%
  • HSV352°, 58%, 69%
  • HSB352°, 58%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.286, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.286, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.286, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF4956
  • DECIMAL ID11487574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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