What color is #AE6C64?

#AE6C64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE6C64?

The RGB value is 174, 108, 100: 174 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE6C64?

The complementary color is #64A6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE6C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE6C64 color

#AE6C64 rgb(174, 108, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE6C64 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 42.4% green and 39.2% blue (174, 108, 100).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 43% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#AE6C64 color codes

HEX	`#AE6C64`
RGB	`rgb(174, 108, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 42.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 43%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 25.35, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 29.75, 31.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.12, 20.646, 14.716)`
Decimal	`11431012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE6C64, 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 #AE6C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE6C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #AE6C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae6c64; }
.text { color: #ae6c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae6c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 108 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae6c64, #ae9164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE6C64?: #AE6C64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE6C64?: The RGB value is 174, 108, 100: 174 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE6C64?: The complementary color is #64A6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE6C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.