What color is #AE8469?

#AE8469 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8469?

The RGB value is 174, 132, 105: 174 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8469?

The complementary color is #6993AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8469 color

#AE8469 rgb(174, 132, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE8469 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51.8% green and 41.2% blue (174, 132, 105).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 40% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#AE8469 color codes

HEX	`#AE8469`
RGB	`rgb(174, 132, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 40%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, 12.46, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 24.26, 59.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.258, 26.523, 16.993)`
Decimal	`11437161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8469, 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 #AE8469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #AE8469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8469; }
.text { color: #ae8469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 132 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8469, #aea769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AE8469?: #AE8469 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8469?: The RGB value is 174, 132, 105: 174 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8469?: The complementary color is #6993AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.