What color is #AE8A54?

#AE8A54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8A54?

The RGB value is 174, 138, 84: 174 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8A54?

The complementary color is #5478AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8A54 color

#AE8A54 rgb(174, 138, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE8A54 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 32.9% blue (174, 138, 84).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 52% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Teak (#AB8953), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#AE8A54 color codes

HEX	`#AE8A54`
RGB	`rgb(174, 138, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 52%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 52%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, 6.87, 33.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 34.64, 78.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.145, 27.817, 12.273)`
Decimal	`11438676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8A54, 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 #AE8A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #AE8A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8a54; }
.text { color: #ae8a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 138 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8a54, #a5ae54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AE8A54?: #AE8A54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8A54?: The RGB value is 174, 138, 84: 174 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8A54?: The complementary color is #5478AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.