What color is #AA8F7A?

#AA8F7A is a grayish orange known as Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cocoloco?

The RGB value is 170, 143, 122: 170 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cocoloco?

The complementary color is #7A95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cocoloco color: hex code #AA8F7A

#AA8F7A rgb(170, 143, 122)

Shades of brown

Cocoloco has the hex code #AA8F7A. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.1% green and 47.8% blue (170, 143, 122).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

Cocoloco (#AA8F7A) color codes

HEX	`#AA8F7A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 143, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, 6.89, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 16.47, 65.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.913, 29.597, 22.546)`
Decimal	`11177850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cocoloco, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA8F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA8F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8f7a; }
.text { color: #aa8f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 143 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8f7a, #aaa77a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AA8F7A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA8F7A?: #AA8F7A is a grayish orange known as Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cocoloco?: The RGB value is 170, 143, 122: 170 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cocoloco?: The complementary color is #7A95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.