What color is #AA7E69?

#AA7E69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7E69?

The RGB value is 170, 126, 105: 170 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7E69?

The complementary color is #6995AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7E69 color

#AA7E69 rgb(170, 126, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA7E69 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 49.4% green and 41.2% blue (170, 126, 105).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#AA7E69 color codes

HEX	`#AA7E69`
RGB	`rgb(170, 126, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 49.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 14.19, 18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 22.99, 51.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.589, 24.489, 16.688)`
Decimal	`11173481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7E69, 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 #AA7E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #AA7E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7e69; }
.text { color: #aa7e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 126 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7e69, #aa9f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA7E69?: #AA7E69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7E69?: The RGB value is 170, 126, 105: 170 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7E69?: The complementary color is #6995AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.