What color is #AE5D68?

#AE5D68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE5D68?

The RGB value is 174, 93, 104: 174 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE5D68?

The complementary color is #5DAEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE5D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE5D68 color

#AE5D68 rgb(174, 93, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE5D68 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (174, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 40% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#AE5D68 color codes

HEX	`#AE5D68`
RGB	`rgb(174, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.29, 34.04, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.29, 35.12, 14.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.87, 17.829, 15.278)`
Decimal	`11427176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE5D68, 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 #AE5D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE5D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #AE5D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae5d68; }
.text { color: #ae5d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae5d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae5d68, #ae7b5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE5D68?: #AE5D68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE5D68?: The RGB value is 174, 93, 104: 174 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE5D68?: The complementary color is #5DAEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE5D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.