What color is #AE9699?

#AE9699 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 #AE9699?

The RGB value is 174, 150, 153: 174 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9699?

The complementary color is #96AEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9699 color

#AE9699 rgb(174, 150, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9699 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58.8% green and 60% blue (174, 150, 153).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AE9699 color codes

HEX	`#AE9699`
RGB	`rgb(174, 150, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 9.41, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 9.57, 10.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.111, 33.112, 34.725)`
Decimal	`11441817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9699, 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 #AE9699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AE9699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9699; }
.text { color: #ae9699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 150 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9699, #ae9f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE9699?: #AE9699 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 #AE9699?: The RGB value is 174, 150, 153: 174 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9699?: The complementary color is #96AEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.