What color is #AE8A83?

#AE8A83 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 #AE8A83?

The RGB value is 174, 138, 131: 174 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8A83?

The complementary color is #83A7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8A83 color

#AE8A83 rgb(174, 138, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE8A83 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 51.4% blue (174, 138, 131).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#AE8A83 color codes

HEX	`#AE8A83`
RGB	`rgb(174, 138, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 12.59, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 15.45, 35.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.641, 28.816, 25.416)`
Decimal	`11438723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8A83, 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 #AE8A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #AE8A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8a83; }
.text { color: #ae8a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 138 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8a83, #aea083); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE8A83?: #AE8A83 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 #AE8A83?: The RGB value is 174, 138, 131: 174 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8A83?: The complementary color is #83A7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.