What color is #AE8A76?

#AE8A76 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8A76?

The RGB value is 174, 138, 118: 174 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8A76?

The complementary color is #769AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8A76 color

#AE8A76 rgb(174, 138, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE8A76 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 46.3% blue (174, 138, 118).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#AE8A76 color codes

HEX	`#AE8A76`
RGB	`rgb(174, 138, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 10.75, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 19.21, 55.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.815, 28.485, 21.064)`
Decimal	`11438710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8A76, 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 #AE8A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #AE8A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8a76; }
.text { color: #ae8a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 138 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8a76, #aea676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AE8A76?: #AE8A76 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8A76?: The RGB value is 174, 138, 118: 174 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8A76?: The complementary color is #769AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.