What color is #AE9491?

#AE9491 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9491?

The RGB value is 174, 148, 145: 174 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9491?

The complementary color is #91ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9491 color

#AE9491 rgb(174, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9491 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (174, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#AE9491 color codes

HEX	`#AE9491`
RGB	`rgb(174, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 9.18, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 10.55, 29.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.156, 32.224, 31.256)`
Decimal	`11441297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9491, 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 #AE9491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #AE9491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9491; }
.text { color: #ae9491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9491, #aea391); }

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Questions

What color is #AE9491?: #AE9491 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9491?: The RGB value is 174, 148, 145: 174 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9491?: The complementary color is #91ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.