What color is #AE999D?

#AE999D 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 #AE999D?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 157: 174 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE999D?

The complementary color is #99AEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE999D color

#AE999D rgb(174, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE999D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (174, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#AE999D color codes

HEX	`#AE999D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, 8.44, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 8.47, 5.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.932, 34.216, 36.656)`
Decimal	`11442589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE999D, 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 #AE999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #AE999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae999d; }
.text { color: #ae999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae999d, #ae9f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE999D?: #AE999D 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 #AE999D?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 157: 174 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE999D?: The complementary color is #99AEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.