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#ae3100 color: Rusty Red

#ae3100 is rgb(174, 49, 0) in RGB and oklch(50.067% 0.16832 36.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

50.1%
0.168
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • orange-800
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #ae3100

#ae3100 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.48:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rusty Red (#af2f0d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ae3100 mixed with white

  1. ae3100
  2. b94929
  3. c35f43
  4. cc745a
  5. d58871
  6. dd9c88
  7. e5afa0
  8. edc3b7
  9. f3d7cf
  10. f9ebe7

Darker: #ae3100 mixed with black

  1. ae3100
  2. 972900
  3. 802200
  4. 6a1a00
  5. 551300
  6. 410c00
  7. 2e0600
  8. 1c0300
  9. 0b0100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae3100 with less saturation

  1. ae3100
  2. a83a17
  3. a14125
  4. 9a472f
  5. 944c38
  6. 8c5140
  7. 855648
  8. 7d594f
  9. 755d56
  10. 6d605d

Questions about #ae3100

What color is #ae3100?

#ae3100 is bright brown. The closest named color is Rusty Red. In RGB it is rgb(174, 49, 0), in HSL hsl(16.9, 100%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.067% 0.16832 36.807).

What colors go well with #ae3100?

The complementary color of #ae3100 is #00718c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac2953 and #935000. The triadic partners are #007b3f and #4f53c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae3100?

White text reads better on #ae3100: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae3100 a warm or cool color?

#ae3100 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.168.