What color is #AE8284?

#AE8284 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8284?

The RGB value is 174, 130, 132: 174 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8284?

The complementary color is #82AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8284 color

#AE8284 rgb(174, 130, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #AE8284 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51% green and 51.8% blue (174, 130, 132).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#AE8284 color codes

HEX	`#AE8284`
RGB	`rgb(174, 130, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, 17.24, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 18.11, 17.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.603, 26.631, 25.406)`
Decimal	`11436676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8284, 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 #AE8284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #AE8284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8284; }
.text { color: #ae8284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 130 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8284, #ae9682); }

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Questions

What color is #AE8284?: #AE8284 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8284?: The RGB value is 174, 130, 132: 174 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8284?: The complementary color is #82AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.