What color is #AA7C39?

#AA7C39 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7C39?

The RGB value is 170, 124, 57: 170 red, 124 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7C39?

The complementary color is #3967AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7C39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7C39 color

#AA7C39 rgb(170, 124, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA7C39 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 48.6% green and 22.4% blue (170, 124, 57).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 66% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#AA7C39 color codes

HEX	`#AA7C39`
RGB	`rgb(170, 124, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 48.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 66%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 66%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, 10.83, 42.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 43.97, 75.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.525, 23.259, 7.068)`
Decimal	`11172921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7C39, 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 #AA7C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #AA7C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7c39; }
.text { color: #aa7c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 124 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7c39, #9faa39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #AA7C39?: #AA7C39 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7C39?: The RGB value is 170, 124, 57: 170 red, 124 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7C39?: The complementary color is #3967AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7C39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.