What color is #AE928A?

#AE928A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE928A?

The RGB value is 174, 146, 138: 174 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE928A?

The complementary color is #8AA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE928A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE928A color

#AE928A rgb(174, 146, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE928A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 57.3% green and 54.1% blue (174, 146, 138).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#AE928A color codes

HEX	`#AE928A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 146, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 57.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, 9.18, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 12.27, 41.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.322, 31.392, 28.397)`
Decimal	`11440778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE928A, 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 #AE928A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE928A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #AE928A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae928a; }
.text { color: #ae928a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae928a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 146 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae928a, #aea48a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE928A?: #AE928A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE928A?: The RGB value is 174, 146, 138: 174 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE928A?: The complementary color is #8AA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE928A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.