What color is #AA6D28?

#AA6D28 is a moderate orange known as Inca Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inca Gold?

The RGB value is 170, 109, 40: 170 red, 109 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inca Gold?

The complementary color is #2865AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA6D28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inca Gold color: hex code #AA6D28

#AA6D28 rgb(170, 109, 40)

Shades of brown

Inca Gold has the hex code #AA6D28. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 42.7% green and 15.7% blue (170, 109, 40).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 62% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 76% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

Inca Gold (#AA6D28) color codes

HEX	`#AA6D28`
RGB	`rgb(170, 109, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 42.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 62%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 76%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 76%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 18.36, 46.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 50, 68.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.431, 19.639, 4.616)`
Decimal	`11169064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inca Gold, 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 #AA6D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA6D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #AA6D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa6d28; }
.text { color: #aa6d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa6d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 109 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa6d28, #a6aa28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA6D28 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA6D28?: #AA6D28 is a moderate orange known as Inca Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inca Gold?: The RGB value is 170, 109, 40: 170 red, 109 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inca Gold?: The complementary color is #2865AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA6D28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.