What color is #AE9C98?

#AE9C98 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 #AE9C98?

The RGB value is 174, 156, 152: 174 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9C98?

The complementary color is #98AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9C98 color

#AE9C98 rgb(174, 156, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9C98 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.2% green and 59.6% blue (174, 156, 152).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#AE9C98 color codes

HEX	`#AE9C98`
RGB	`rgb(174, 156, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, 5.91, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 7.43, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.011, 35.043, 34.619)`
Decimal	`11443352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9C98, 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 #AE9C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #AE9C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9c98; }
.text { color: #ae9c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 156 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9c98, #aea798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE9C98?: #AE9C98 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 #AE9C98?: The RGB value is 174, 156, 152: 174 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9C98?: The complementary color is #98AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.