What color is #AA7711?

#AA7711 is a dark, vivid orange known as Falafel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Falafel?

The RGB value is 170, 119, 17: 170 red, 119 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Falafel?

The complementary color is #1144AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7711?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Falafel color: hex code #AA7711

#AA7711 rgb(170, 119, 17)

Shades of orange

Falafel has the hex code #AA7711. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 46.7% green and 6.7% blue (170, 119, 17).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 90% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Falafel (#AA7711) color codes

HEX	`#AA7711`
RGB	`rgb(170, 119, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 46.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 90%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, 11.98, 56.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 57.95, 78.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.277, 21.782, 3.509)`
Decimal	`11171601`
Short hex	`#A71`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Falafel, 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 #AA7711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #AA7711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7711; }
.text { color: #aa7711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 119 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7711, #91aa11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #AA7711 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA7711?: #AA7711 is a dark, vivid orange known as Falafel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Falafel?: The RGB value is 170, 119, 17: 170 red, 119 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Falafel?: The complementary color is #1144AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7711?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.