What color is #AE998E?

#AE998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE998E?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 142: 174 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE998E?

The complementary color is #8EA3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE998E color

#AE998E rgb(174, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE998E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (174, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#AE998E color codes

HEX	`#AE998E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, 5.92, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 10.46, 55.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.729, 33.735, 30.321)`
Decimal	`11442574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE998E, 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 #AE998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AE998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae998e; }
.text { color: #ae998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae998e, #aea98e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE998E?: #AE998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE998E?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 142: 174 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE998E?: The complementary color is #8EA3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.