#ae7976

Color #ae7976

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 15.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ae7976

RGB

rgb(174, 121, 118)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 25.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 32.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 32.2%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(56.07, 20.31, 9.98)

LCH

lch(56.07, 22.63, 26.17)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.067, 22.74)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 46.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76abae

Analogous

#ae768f

#ae7976

#ae9576

Triadic

#ae7976

#76ae79

#7976ae

Split-complementary

#ae7976

#76ae95

#768fae

Tetradic

#ae7976

#abae76

#76abae

#7976ae

Square

#ae7976

#8fae76

#76abae

#9576ae

Shades

Color #ae7976 mixed toward black.

#995e5a

#7a4b48

#5c3836

#3d2624

#1f1312

Tints

Color #ae7976 mixed toward white.

#bc8f8d

#c9a6a4

#d7bcbb

#e4d2d1

#f2e9e8

Tones

Color #ae7976 mixed toward gray.

#a97d7b

#a5817f

#a08684

#9b8a89

#978e8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9977 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#9da077 · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#ac7777 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae7976;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae7976]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ae7976 (#ae7976) is rgb(174, 121, 118) in RGB.

No, #ae7976 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ae7976, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast