What color is #AE7E7A?

#AE7E7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7E7A?

The RGB value is 174, 126, 122: 174 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7E7A?

The complementary color is #7AAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7E7A color

#AE7E7A rgb(174, 126, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE7E7A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (174, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#AE7E7A color codes

HEX	`#AE7E7A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 30%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 18.04, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 20.4, 27.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.43, 25.327, 21.8)`
Decimal	`11435642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7E7A, 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 #AE7E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #AE7E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7e7a; }
.text { color: #ae7e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7e7a, #ae987a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE7E7A?: #AE7E7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7E7A?: The RGB value is 174, 126, 122: 174 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7E7A?: The complementary color is #7AAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.