What color is #AE9797?

#AE9797 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 #AE9797?

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

What is the complementary color of #AE9797?

The complementary color is #97AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9797 color

#AE9797 rgb(174, 151, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9797 is a light, grayish red.

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

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

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#AE9797 color codes

HEX	`#AE9797`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, 8.51, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 9.08, 20.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.108, 33.367, 33.916)`
Decimal	`11442071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9797, 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 #AE9797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #AE9797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9797; }
.text { color: #ae9797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9797, #aea397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE9797?: #AE9797 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 #AE9797?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 151: 174 red, 151 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9797?: The complementary color is #97AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.