What color is #AE6970?

#AE6970 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE6970?

The RGB value is 174, 105, 112: 174 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE6970?

The complementary color is #69AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE6970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE6970 color

#AE6970 rgb(174, 105, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE6970 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (174, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#AE6970 color codes

HEX	`#AE6970`
RGB	`rgb(174, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 28.47, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 29.55, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.433, 20.274, 17.9)`
Decimal	`11430256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE6970, 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 #AE6970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE6970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #AE6970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae6970; }
.text { color: #ae6970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae6970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae6970, #ae8569); }

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Questions

What color is #AE6970?: #AE6970 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE6970?: The RGB value is 174, 105, 112: 174 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE6970?: The complementary color is #69AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE6970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.