What color is #AE554B?

#AE554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE554B?

The RGB value is 174, 85, 75: 174 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE554B?

The complementary color is #4BA4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE554B color

#AE554B rgb(174, 85, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE554B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (174, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 57% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#AE554B color codes

HEX	`#AE554B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 57%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 57%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 35.41, 22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 42.12, 32.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.976, 16.006, 8.587)`
Decimal	`11425099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE554B, 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 #AE554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #AE554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae554b; }
.text { color: #ae554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae554b, #ae874b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AE554B?: #AE554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE554B?: The RGB value is 174, 85, 75: 174 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE554B?: The complementary color is #4BA4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.