What color is #AE8F8B?

#AE8F8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8F8B?

The RGB value is 174, 143, 139: 174 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8F8B?

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

Is black or white text better on #AE8F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8F8B color

#AE8F8B rgb(174, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE8F8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (174, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AE8F8B color codes

HEX	`#AE8F8B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 11.01, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 12.8, 30.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.938, 30.509, 28.627)`
Decimal	`11440011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8F8B, 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 #AE8F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AE8F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8f8b; }
.text { color: #ae8f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8f8b, #aea18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AE8F8B?: #AE8F8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8F8B?: The RGB value is 174, 143, 139: 174 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8F8B?: The complementary color is #8BAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.