Information about #AE8D8B color

#AE8D8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AE8D8B belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 141, 139) (68.2% red, 55.3% green, 54.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 14 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned earthy red, #AE8D8B appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anticipation (#A88A8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thatch (#B1948F) and Ecru Ochre (#A48D83).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 141, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AE8D8B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #AE8D8B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AE8D8B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE8D8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE8D8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE8D8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE8D8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE8D8B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AE8D8B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Ecru Ochre color link
Ecru Ochre

#A48D83

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Triple Milestone color link
Triple Milestone

#A59591

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Hazy Lavender color link
Hazy Lavender

#A49591

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

#AE8D8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8D8B
  • RGB174, 141, 139
  • CMYK0, 13, 14, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 141, 139)
  • HSL3°, 18%, 61%
  • HSL Precise3.429°, 17.766%, 61.373%
  • HSV3°, 20%, 68%
  • HSB3°, 20%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.553, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.553, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.553, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAE8D8B
  • DECIMAL ID11439499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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