What color is #AE7F6F?

#AE7F6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7F6F?

The RGB value is 174, 127, 111: 174 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7F6F?

The complementary color is #6F9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7F6F?

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.

#AE7F6F color

#AE7F6F rgb(174, 127, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE7F6F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 49.8% green and 43.5% blue (174, 127, 111).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 36% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE7F6F color codes

HEX	`#AE7F6F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 127, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 49.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 36%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 16.01, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 22.53, 44.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.915, 25.327, 18.454)`
Decimal	`11435887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7F6F, 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 #AE7F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7F6F 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 #AE7F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7f6f; }
.text { color: #ae7f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 127 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7f6f, #ae9f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AE7F6F?: #AE7F6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7F6F?: The RGB value is 174, 127, 111: 174 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7F6F?: The complementary color is #6F9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7F6F?: 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.