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#ae573d color: Brown Rust

#ae573d is rgb(174, 87, 61) in RGB and oklch(55.718% 0.12048 37.416) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

55.7%
0.120
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #ae573d

#ae573d is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Rust (#af593e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ae573d mixed with white

  1. ae573d
  2. b76850
  3. c17863
  4. c98976
  5. d29a89
  6. daaa9c
  7. e2bbaf
  8. eaccc3
  9. f1ddd7
  10. f8eeeb

Darker: #ae573d mixed with black

  1. ae573d
  2. 974b34
  3. 803e2b
  4. 6a3322
  5. 55271a
  6. 411c12
  7. 2e120a
  8. 1c0804
  9. 0b0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae573d with less saturation

  1. ae573d
  2. a95b43
  3. a45e4a
  4. 9e624f
  5. 996555
  6. 93675a
  7. 8d6a60
  8. 876d65
  9. 816f6a
  10. 7a716f

Questions about #ae573d

What color is #ae573d?

#ae573d is soft brown. The closest named color is Brown Rust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 87, 61), in HSL hsl(13.81, 48.09%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.718% 0.12048 37.416).

What colors go well with #ae573d?

The complementary color of #ae573d is #0083a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad5267 and #a16407. The triadic partners are #1f8857 and #636bb9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae573d?

White text reads better on #ae573d: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae573d a warm or cool color?

#ae573d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.12.