What color is #AA8269?

#AA8269 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8269?

The RGB value is 170, 130, 105: 170 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8269?

The complementary color is #6991AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8269 color

#AA8269 rgb(170, 130, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8269 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (170, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#AA8269 color codes

HEX	`#AA8269`
RGB	`rgb(170, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, 11.93, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 22.84, 58.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.111, 25.533, 16.862)`
Decimal	`11174505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8269, 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 #AA8269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #AA8269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8269; }
.text { color: #aa8269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8269, #aaa369); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8269?: #AA8269 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8269?: The RGB value is 170, 130, 105: 170 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8269?: The complementary color is #6991AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.