What color is #AE6748?

#AE6748 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mars. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE6748?

The RGB value is 174, 103, 72: 174 red, 103 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE6748?

The complementary color is #488FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE6748?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE6748 color

#AE6748 rgb(174, 103, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE6748 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 40.4% green and 28.2% blue (174, 103, 72).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 59% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mars (#AD6242), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AE6748 color codes

HEX	`#AE6748`
RGB	`rgb(174, 103, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 40.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 59%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 59%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 25.42, 29.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 38.97, 49.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.477, 19.169, 8.593)`
Decimal	`11429704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE6748, 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 #AE6748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE6748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #AE6748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae6748; }
.text { color: #ae6748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae6748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 103 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae6748, #ae9a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #AE6748?: #AE6748 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mars. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE6748?: The RGB value is 174, 103, 72: 174 red, 103 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE6748?: The complementary color is #488FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE6748?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.