#AF837C

A medium, muted red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #AF837C

The precise color #AF837C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rosybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 131, and 124.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow, and 31% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF837C
RGB175, 131, 124
HSL8.2°, 24.2%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 25%, 29%, 31%
HSV8.2°, 29.1%, 68.6%
LAB58.8, 15.9, 10.4
XYZ29.4, 26.8, 22.7
Decimal11502460

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.36:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF837C; }
.text-color { color: #AF837C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF837C; }

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