What color is #AA4400?

#AA4400 is a dark, vivid orange known as Pepperoni. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pepperoni?

The RGB value is 170, 68, 0: 170 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pepperoni?

The complementary color is #0066AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA4400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pepperoni color: hex code #AA4400

#AA4400 rgb(170, 68, 0)

Shades of orange

Pepperoni has the hex code #AA4400. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (170, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

Pepperoni (#AA4400) color codes

HEX	`#AA4400`
RGB	`rgb(170, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, 39.32, 52.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 65.91, 53.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.647, 12.683, 1.466)`
Decimal	`11158528`
Short hex	`#A40`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pepperoni, 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 #AA4400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA4400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	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 #AA4400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa4400; }
.text { color: #aa4400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa4400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa4400, #aa9900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA4400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA4400?: #AA4400 is a dark, vivid orange known as Pepperoni. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pepperoni?: The RGB value is 170, 68, 0: 170 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pepperoni?: The complementary color is #0066AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA4400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.