What color is #AE7878?

#AE7878 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7878?

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

What is the complementary color of #AE7878?

The complementary color is #78AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7878 color

#AE7878 rgb(174, 120, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE7878 is a desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#AE7878 color codes

HEX	`#AE7878`
RGB	`rgb(174, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, 21.14, 8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 22.8, 22.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.563, 23.789, 20.906)`
Decimal	`11434104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7878, 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 #AE7878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #AE7878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7878; }
.text { color: #ae7878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7878, #ae9378); }

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Questions

What color is #AE7878?: #AE7878 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7878?: The RGB value is 174, 120, 120: 174 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7878?: The complementary color is #78AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.