What color is #AE7C66?

#AE7C66 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7C66?

The RGB value is 174, 124, 102: 174 red, 124 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7C66?

The complementary color is #6698AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7C66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7C66 color

#AE7C66 rgb(174, 124, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE7C66 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 48.6% green and 40% blue (174, 124, 102).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#AE7C66 color codes

HEX	`#AE7C66`
RGB	`rgb(174, 124, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 48.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, 16.6, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 25.79, 49.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.063, 24.375, 15.847)`
Decimal	`11435110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7C66, 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 #AE7C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #AE7C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7c66; }
.text { color: #ae7c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 124 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7c66, #aea066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AE7C66?: #AE7C66 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7C66?: The RGB value is 174, 124, 102: 174 red, 124 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7C66?: The complementary color is #6698AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7C66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.