What color is #AE797F?

#AE797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE797F?

The RGB value is 174, 121, 127: 174 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE797F?

The complementary color is #79AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE797F color

#AE797F rgb(174, 121, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE797F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (174, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#AE797F color codes

HEX	`#AE797F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 30%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.29, 21.57, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.29, 22.16, 13.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.124, 24.207, 23.266)`
Decimal	`11434367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE797F, 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 #AE797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #AE797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae797f; }
.text { color: #ae797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae797f, #ae8e79); }

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Questions

What color is #AE797F?: #AE797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE797F?: The RGB value is 174, 121, 127: 174 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE797F?: The complementary color is #79AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.