What color is #AE9E95?

#AE9E95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9E95?

The RGB value is 174, 158, 149: 174 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9E95?

The complementary color is #95A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9E95 color

#AE9E95 rgb(174, 158, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9E95 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62% green and 58.4% blue (174, 158, 149).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE9E95 color codes

HEX	`#AE9E95`
RGB	`rgb(174, 158, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, 4.3, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 8.06, 57.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.107, 35.623, 33.454)`
Decimal	`11443861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9E95, 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 #AE9E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #AE9E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9e95; }
.text { color: #ae9e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 158 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9e95, #aeab95); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AE9E95?: #AE9E95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9E95?: The RGB value is 174, 158, 149: 174 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9E95?: The complementary color is #95A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.