What color is #AE9788?

#AE9788 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9788?

The RGB value is 174, 151, 136: 174 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9788?

The complementary color is #889FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9788 color

#AE9788 rgb(174, 151, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9788 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.2% green and 53.3% blue (174, 151, 136).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#AE9788 color codes

HEX	`#AE9788`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 6.09, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 12.62, 61.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.966, 32.91, 27.904)`
Decimal	`11442056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9788, 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 #AE9788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #AE9788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9788; }
.text { color: #ae9788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9788, #aeaa88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE9788?: #AE9788 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9788?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 136: 174 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9788?: The complementary color is #889FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.