What color is #AA400F?

#AA400F is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Donkey Kong. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA400F?

The RGB value is 170, 64, 15: 170 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA400F?

The complementary color is #0F79AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA400F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA400F color

#AA400F rgb(170, 64, 15)

Shades of orange

The hex color #AA400F is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 25.1% green and 5.9% blue (170, 64, 15).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 84% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 91% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Donkey Kong (#AB4210), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#AA400F color codes

HEX	`#AA400F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 64, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 25.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 84%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 91%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, 41.44, 47.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 63.4, 49.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.499, 12.25, 1.842)`
Decimal	`11157519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA400F, 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 #AA400F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA400F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #AA400F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa400f; }
.text { color: #aa400f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa400f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 64 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa400f, #aa8e0f); }

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Questions

What color is #AA400F?: #AA400F is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Donkey Kong. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA400F?: The RGB value is 170, 64, 15: 170 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA400F?: The complementary color is #0F79AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA400F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.