What color is #AE4A46?

#AE4A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE4A46?

The RGB value is 174, 74, 70: 174 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE4A46?

The complementary color is #46AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE4A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE4A46 color

#AE4A46 rgb(174, 74, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE4A46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (174, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 60% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Intrigue Red (#B24648), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#AE4A46 color codes

HEX	`#AE4A46`
RGB	`rgb(174, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 60%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, 40.61, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 46.61, 29.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.012, 14.341, 7.455)`
Decimal	`11422278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE4A46, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AE4A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE4A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AE4A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae4a46; }
.text { color: #ae4a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae4a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae4a46, #ae7e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AE4A46?: #AE4A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE4A46?: The RGB value is 174, 74, 70: 174 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE4A46?: The complementary color is #46AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE4A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.