What color is #AE896B?

#AE896B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE896B?

The RGB value is 174, 137, 107: 174 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE896B?

The complementary color is #6B90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE896B color

#AE896B rgb(174, 137, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE896B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (174, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 39% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#AE896B color codes

HEX	`#AE896B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 39%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.85, 9.9, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.85, 23.64, 65.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.056, 27.953, 17.772)`
Decimal	`11438443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE896B, 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 #AE896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #AE896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae896b; }
.text { color: #ae896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae896b, #aeab6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AE896B?: #AE896B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE896B?: The RGB value is 174, 137, 107: 174 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE896B?: The complementary color is #6B90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.