What color is #AA741F?

#AA741F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA741F?

The RGB value is 170, 116, 31: 170 red, 116 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA741F?

The complementary color is #1F55AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA741F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA741F color

#AA741F rgb(170, 116, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA741F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.5% green and 12.2% blue (170, 116, 31).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 69% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Dough (#AB7100), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#AA741F color codes

HEX	`#AA741F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 116, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 69%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, 14.06, 51.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 53.65, 74.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.072, 21.138, 4.161)`
Decimal	`11170847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA741F, 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 #AA741F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA741F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #AA741F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa741f; }
.text { color: #aa741f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa741f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 116 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa741f, #9baa1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #AA741F?: #AA741F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA741F?: The RGB value is 170, 116, 31: 170 red, 116 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA741F?: The complementary color is #1F55AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA741F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.