What color is #AA675C?

#AA675C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA675C?

The RGB value is 170, 103, 92: 170 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA675C?

The complementary color is #5C9FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA675C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA675C color

#AA675C rgb(170, 103, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA675C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 40.4% green and 36.1% blue (170, 103, 92).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 46% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#AA675C color codes

HEX	`#AA675C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 103, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 40.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, 25.65, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 31.13, 34.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.361, 19.021, 12.564)`
Decimal	`11167580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA675C, 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 #AA675C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA675C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #AA675C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa675c; }
.text { color: #aa675c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa675c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 103 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa675c, #aa8e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AA675C?: #AA675C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA675C?: The RGB value is 170, 103, 92: 170 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA675C?: The complementary color is #5C9FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA675C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.