What color is #AE7375?

#AE7375 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7375?

The RGB value is 174, 115, 117: 174 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7375?

The complementary color is #73AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7375 color

#AE7375 rgb(174, 115, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE7375 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 45.1% green and 45.9% blue (174, 115, 117).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 33% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#AE7375 color codes

HEX	`#AE7375`
RGB	`rgb(174, 115, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 45.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.6, 23.54, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.6, 25.03, 19.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.798, 22.546, 19.767)`
Decimal	`11432821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7375, 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 #AE7375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #AE7375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7375; }
.text { color: #ae7375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 115 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7375, #ae8f73); }

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Questions

What color is #AE7375?: #AE7375 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7375?: The RGB value is 174, 115, 117: 174 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7375?: The complementary color is #73AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.