What color is #AE9994?

#AE9994 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9994?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 148: 174 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9994?

The complementary color is #94A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9994 color

#AE9994 rgb(174, 153, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9994 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 58% blue (174, 153, 148).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#AE9994 color codes

HEX	`#AE9994`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 6.9, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 8.8, 38.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.192, 33.92, 32.757)`
Decimal	`11442580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9994, 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 #AE9994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #AE9994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9994; }
.text { color: #ae9994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9994, #aea694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE9994?: #AE9994 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9994?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 148: 174 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9994?: The complementary color is #94A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.