What color is #AE9593?

#AE9593 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 #AE9593?

The RGB value is 174, 149, 147: 174 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9593?

The complementary color is #93ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9593 color

#AE9593 rgb(174, 149, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9593 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (174, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#AE9593 color codes

HEX	`#AE9593`
RGB	`rgb(174, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 8.96, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 10.02, 26.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.469, 32.601, 32.128)`
Decimal	`11441555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9593, 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 #AE9593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #AE9593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9593; }
.text { color: #ae9593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9593, #aea393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE9593?: #AE9593 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 #AE9593?: The RGB value is 174, 149, 147: 174 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9593?: The complementary color is #93ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.