Close to Hibiscus
#AF005F
#AF005F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Hibiscus. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AF005F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.03:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.99:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.03:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.99:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AF005F as they’d see it.
#AF005F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AF005F
What color is #AF005F?
#AF005F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Hibiscus. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 0% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AF005F in RGB?
#AF005F is rgb(175, 0, 95): 175 red, 0 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AF005F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 46, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AF005F?
PANTONE 247 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AF005F?
Its complement #09672E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.