Skip to the color picker

#ae665c color: Preserved Petals

#ae665c is rgb(174, 102, 92) in RGB and oklch(58.822% 0.09482 28.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

7°
100%

58.8%
0.095
29°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • taupe-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ae665c

#ae665c is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Preserved Petals (#b0655a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-500.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ae665c mixed with white

  1. ae665c
  2. b7756b
  3. c0847b
  4. c8938b
  5. d1a29b
  6. d9b1ab
  7. e1c0bb
  8. e9d0cc
  9. f0dfdd
  10. f8efee

Darker: #ae665c mixed with black

  1. ae665c
  2. 97584f
  3. 804a42
  4. 6a3c36
  5. 552f2a
  6. 41231f
  7. 2e1714
  8. 1c0c0a
  9. 0b0403
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae665c with less saturation

  1. ae665c
  2. aa695f
  3. a56b63
  4. a16e66
  5. 9c7069
  6. 97726d
  7. 927570
  8. 8d7773
  9. 887976
  10. 827b79

Questions about #ae665c

What color is #ae665c?

#ae665c is soft red. The closest named color is Preserved Petals. In RGB it is rgb(174, 102, 92), in HSL hsl(7.32, 33.61%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.822% 0.09482 28.685).

What colors go well with #ae665c?

The complementary color of #ae665c is #1d8c9b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa647c and #a66e40. The triadic partners are #528c5d and #657ab5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae665c?

White text reads better on #ae665c: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae665c a warm or cool color?

#ae665c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.095.