What color is #AE6565?

#AE6565 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE6565?

The RGB value is 174, 101, 101: 174 red, 101 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE6565?

The complementary color is #65AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE6565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE6565 color

#AE6565 rgb(174, 101, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE6565 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 39.6% green and 39.6% blue (174, 101, 101).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#AE6565 color codes

HEX	`#AE6565`
RGB	`rgb(174, 101, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 39.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 29.34, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 32.01, 23.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.459, 19.248, 14.736)`
Decimal	`11429221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE6565, 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 #AE6565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE6565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #AE6565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae6565; }
.text { color: #ae6565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae6565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 101 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae6565, #ae8a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE6565?: #AE6565 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE6565?: The RGB value is 174, 101, 101: 174 red, 101 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE6565?: The complementary color is #65AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE6565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.