What color is #AE8558?

#AE8558 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8558?

The RGB value is 174, 133, 88: 174 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8558?

The complementary color is #5881AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8558?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8558 color

#AE8558 rgb(174, 133, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE8558 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.2% green and 34.5% blue (174, 133, 88).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Exhumed Gold (#A78558), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE8558 color codes

HEX	`#AE8558`
RGB	`rgb(174, 133, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 35%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 49%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, 10.05, 30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 31.86, 71.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.606, 26.48, 12.888)`
Decimal	`11437400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8558, 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 #AE8558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #AE8558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8558; }
.text { color: #ae8558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 133 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8558, #acae58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AE8558?: #AE8558 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8558?: The RGB value is 174, 133, 88: 174 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8558?: The complementary color is #5881AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8558?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.