What color is #AE7875?

#AE7875 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7875?

The RGB value is 174, 120, 117: 174 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7875?

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

Is black or white text better on #AE7875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7875 color

#AE7875 rgb(174, 120, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE7875 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (174, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#AE7875 color codes

HEX	`#AE7875`
RGB	`rgb(174, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 33%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 20.73, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 23.1, 26.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.384, 23.718, 19.962)`
Decimal	`11434101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7875, 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 #AE7875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #AE7875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7875; }
.text { color: #ae7875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7875, #ae9475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE7875?: #AE7875 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7875?: The RGB value is 174, 120, 117: 174 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7875?: The complementary color is #75ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.