What color is #AE9A81?

#AE9A81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9A81?

The RGB value is 174, 154, 129: 174 red, 154 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9A81?

The complementary color is #8195AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9A81 color

#AE9A81 rgb(174, 154, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE9A81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.4% green and 50.6% blue (174, 154, 129).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#AE9A81 color codes

HEX	`#AE9A81`
RGB	`rgb(174, 154, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 3.4, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 16.2, 77.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.974, 33.696, 25.532)`
Decimal	`11442817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9A81, 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 #AE9A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #AE9A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9a81; }
.text { color: #ae9a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 154 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9a81, #acae81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE9A81?: #AE9A81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9A81?: The RGB value is 174, 154, 129: 174 red, 154 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9A81?: The complementary color is #8195AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.