Information about #AF9596 color

#AF9596 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF9596 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 149, 150) — 68.6% red, 58.4% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 10 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AF9596 reads as a gently muted red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thatch (#B1948F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B) and Del Rio (#B5998E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 149, 150)), which gives #AF9596 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AF9596 color variations

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

#AF9596 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF9596 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF9596 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF9596 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AF9596 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
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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
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#96A4B0
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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
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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
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#97B096
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#9697B0
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#A4B096
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#96B0AF
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#A296B0
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Nearest named colors to #AF9596

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

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Triple Milestone color link
Triple Milestone

#A59591

Perfect Taupe color link
Perfect Taupe

#AA9F94

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Hazy Lavender color link
Hazy Lavender

#A49591

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

#AF9596 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9596
  • RGB175, 149, 150
  • CMYK0, 10, 10, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 149, 150)
  • HSL358°, 14%, 64%
  • HSL Precise357.692°, 13.978%, 63.529%
  • HSV358°, 15%, 69%
  • HSB358°, 15%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.584, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.584, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.584, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAF9596
  • DECIMAL ID11507094
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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