What color is #AE928C?

#AE928C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE928C?

The RGB value is 174, 146, 140: 174 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE928C?

The complementary color is #8CA8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE928C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE928C color

#AE928C rgb(174, 146, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE928C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (174, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#AE928C color codes

HEX	`#AE928C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 9.5, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 11.85, 36.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.468, 31.451, 29.166)`
Decimal	`11440780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE928C, 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 #AE928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE928C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #AE928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae928c; }
.text { color: #ae928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae928c, #aea38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE928C?: #AE928C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE928C?: The RGB value is 174, 146, 140: 174 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE928C?: The complementary color is #8CA8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE928C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.