What color is #AA7467?

#AA7467 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7467?

The RGB value is 170, 116, 103: 170 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7467?

The complementary color is #679DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7467?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7467 color

#AA7467 rgb(170, 116, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA7467 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.5% green and 40.4% blue (170, 116, 103).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#AA7467 color codes

HEX	`#AA7467`
RGB	`rgb(170, 116, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 19.6, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 25.16, 38.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.272, 22.018, 15.748)`
Decimal	`11170919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7467, 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 #AA7467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #AA7467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7467; }
.text { color: #aa7467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 116 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7467, #aa9667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA7467?: #AA7467 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7467?: The RGB value is 170, 116, 103: 170 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7467?: The complementary color is #679DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7467?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.