What color is #AA5047?

#AA5047 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA5047?

The RGB value is 170, 80, 71: 170 red, 80 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA5047?

The complementary color is #47A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA5047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA5047 color

#AA5047 rgb(170, 80, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA5047 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 31.4% green and 27.8% blue (170, 80, 71).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#AA5047 color codes

HEX	`#AA5047`
RGB	`rgb(170, 80, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 31.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 36.14, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 42.77, 32.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.585, 14.741, 7.721)`
Decimal	`11161671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA5047, 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 #AA5047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA5047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #AA5047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa5047; }
.text { color: #aa5047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa5047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 80 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa5047, #aa8147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AA5047?: #AA5047 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA5047?: The RGB value is 170, 80, 71: 170 red, 80 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA5047?: The complementary color is #47A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA5047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.