What color is #AA5522?

#AA5522 is a moderate orange known as Wine Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wine Barrel?

The RGB value is 170, 85, 34: 170 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wine Barrel?

The complementary color is #2277AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA5522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wine Barrel color: hex code #AA5522

#AA5522 rgb(170, 85, 34)

Shades of brown

Wine Barrel has the hex code #AA5522. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 33.3% green and 13.3% blue (170, 85, 34).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

Wine Barrel (#AA5522) color codes

HEX	`#AA5522`
RGB	`rgb(170, 85, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 33.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, 31.36, 43.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 53.86, 54.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.117, 15.161, 3.38)`
Decimal	`11162914`
Short hex	`#A52`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wine Barrel, 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 #AA5522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA5522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #AA5522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa5522; }
.text { color: #aa5522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa5522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 85 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa5522, #aa9922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #AA5522 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA5522?: #AA5522 is a moderate orange known as Wine Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wine Barrel?: The RGB value is 170, 85, 34: 170 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wine Barrel?: The complementary color is #2277AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA5522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.