What color is #AE757E?

#AE757E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE757E?

The RGB value is 174, 117, 126: 174 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE757E?

The complementary color is #75AEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE757E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE757E color

#AE757E rgb(174, 117, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE757E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (174, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#AE757E color codes

HEX	`#AE757E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, 23.67, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 24.05, 10.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.583, 23.229, 22.765)`
Decimal	`11433342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE757E, 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 #AE757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #AE757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae757e; }
.text { color: #ae757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae757e, #ae8975); }

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Questions

What color is #AE757E?: #AE757E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE757E?: The RGB value is 174, 117, 126: 174 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE757E?: The complementary color is #75AEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE757E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.