What color is #AE5A46?

#AE5A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE5A46?

The RGB value is 174, 90, 70: 174 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE5A46?

The complementary color is #469AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE5A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE5A46 color

#AE5A46 rgb(174, 90, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE5A46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (174, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 60% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chilli (#B7513A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#AE5A46 color codes

HEX	`#AE5A46`
RGB	`rgb(174, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 60%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 60%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 32.36, 26.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 42.14, 39.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.219, 16.756, 7.857)`
Decimal	`11426374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE5A46, 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 #AE5A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE5A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #AE5A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae5a46; }
.text { color: #ae5a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae5a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae5a46, #ae8e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #AE5A46?: #AE5A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE5A46?: The RGB value is 174, 90, 70: 174 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE5A46?: The complementary color is #469AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE5A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.