What color is #AE978F?

#AE978F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE978F?

The RGB value is 174, 151, 143: 174 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE978F?

The complementary color is #8FA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE978F color

#AE978F rgb(174, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE978F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (174, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE978F color codes

HEX	`#AE978F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 7.19, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 10.29, 45.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.48, 33.116, 30.61)`
Decimal	`11442063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE978F, 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 #AE978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #AE978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae978f; }
.text { color: #ae978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae978f, #aea78f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE978F?: #AE978F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE978F?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 143: 174 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE978F?: The complementary color is #8FA6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.