What color is #AE8E8E?

#AE8E8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8E8E?

The RGB value is 174, 142, 142: 174 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8E8E?

The complementary color is #8EAEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8E8E color

#AE8E8E rgb(174, 142, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE8E8E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 55.7% green and 55.7% blue (174, 142, 142).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#AE8E8E color codes

HEX	`#AE8E8E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 142, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 55.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, 12.05, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 12.88, 20.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.011, 30.299, 29.748)`
Decimal	`11439758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8E8E, 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 #AE8E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AE8E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8e8e; }
.text { color: #ae8e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 142 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8e8e, #ae9e8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE8E8E?: #AE8E8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8E8E?: The RGB value is 174, 142, 142: 174 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8E8E?: The complementary color is #8EAEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.