What color is #AE997B?

#AE997B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE997B?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 123: 174 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE997B?

The complementary color is #7B90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE997B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE997B color

#AE997B rgb(174, 153, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE997B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 48.2% blue (174, 153, 123).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#AE997B color codes

HEX	`#AE997B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 3.1, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 18.9, 80.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.422, 33.212, 23.438)`
Decimal	`11442555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE997B, 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 #AE997B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE997B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #AE997B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae997b; }
.text { color: #ae997b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae997b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae997b, #aaae7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE997B?: #AE997B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE997B?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 123: 174 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE997B?: The complementary color is #7B90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE997B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.