What color is #AA8376?

#AA8376 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8376?

The RGB value is 170, 131, 118: 170 red, 131 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8376?

The complementary color is #769DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8376 color

#AA8376 rgb(170, 131, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8376 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.4% green and 46.3% blue (170, 131, 118).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#AA8376 color codes

HEX	`#AA8376`
RGB	`rgb(170, 131, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, 13.07, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 18.29, 44.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.964, 26.088, 20.699)`
Decimal	`11174774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8376, 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 #AA8376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #AA8376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8376; }
.text { color: #aa8376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 131 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8376, #aa9d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA8376?: #AA8376 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8376?: The RGB value is 170, 131, 118: 170 red, 131 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8376?: The complementary color is #769DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.