What color is #AA7556?

#AA7556 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7556?

The RGB value is 170, 117, 86: 170 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7556?

The complementary color is #568BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7556?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7556 color

#AA7556 rgb(170, 117, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA7556 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (170, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#AA7556 color codes

HEX	`#AA7556`
RGB	`rgb(170, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 49%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, 17.15, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 30.68, 56.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.62, 21.942, 11.741)`
Decimal	`11171158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7556, 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 #AA7556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #AA7556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7556; }
.text { color: #aa7556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7556, #aa9f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA7556?: #AA7556 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7556?: The RGB value is 170, 117, 86: 170 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7556?: The complementary color is #568BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7556?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.