What color is #AE867E?

#AE867E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE867E?

The RGB value is 174, 134, 126: 174 red, 134 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE867E?

The complementary color is #7EA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE867E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE867E color

#AE867E rgb(174, 134, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE867E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.5% green and 49.4% blue (174, 134, 126).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#AE867E color codes

HEX	`#AE867E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 134, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, 14.1, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 17.41, 35.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.747, 27.557, 23.487)`
Decimal	`11437694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE867E, 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 #AE867E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE867E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #AE867E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae867e; }
.text { color: #ae867e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae867e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 134 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae867e, #ae9e7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE867E?: #AE867E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE867E?: The RGB value is 174, 134, 126: 174 red, 134 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE867E?: The complementary color is #7EA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE867E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.