What color is #AE918D?

#AE918D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE918D?

The RGB value is 174, 145, 141: 174 red, 145 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE918D?

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

Is black or white text better on #AE918D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE918D color

#AE918D rgb(174, 145, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE918D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.9% green and 55.3% blue (174, 145, 141).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#AE918D color codes

HEX	`#AE918D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 145, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, 10.21, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 11.94, 31.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.389, 31.174, 29.505)`
Decimal	`11440525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE918D, 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 #AE918D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE918D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #AE918D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae918d; }
.text { color: #ae918d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae918d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 145 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae918d, #aea28d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE918D?: #AE918D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE918D?: The RGB value is 174, 145, 141: 174 red, 145 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE918D?: The complementary color is #8DAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE918D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.