What color is #AE9D9F?

#AE9D9F 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 #AE9D9F?

The RGB value is 174, 157, 159: 174 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9D9F?

The complementary color is #9DAEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9D9F color

#AE9D9F rgb(174, 157, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9D9F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (174, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#AE9D9F color codes

HEX	`#AE9D9F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, 6.57, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 6.68, 10.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.77, 35.616, 37.784)`
Decimal	`11443615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9D9F, 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 #AE9D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #AE9D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9d9f; }
.text { color: #ae9d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9d9f, #aea49d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AE9D9F?: #AE9D9F 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 #AE9D9F?: The RGB value is 174, 157, 159: 174 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9D9F?: The complementary color is #9DAEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.