What color is #AE9589?

#AE9589 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9589?

The RGB value is 174, 149, 137: 174 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9589?

The complementary color is #89A2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9589 color

#AE9589 rgb(174, 149, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9589 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (174, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AE9589 color codes

HEX	`#AE9589`
RGB	`rgb(174, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 7.36, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 12.24, 53.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.718, 32.301, 28.173)`
Decimal	`11441545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9589, 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 #AE9589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AE9589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9589; }
.text { color: #ae9589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9589, #aea889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE9589?: #AE9589 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9589?: The RGB value is 174, 149, 137: 174 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9589?: The complementary color is #89A2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.