What color is #AA837A?

#AA837A 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 #AA837A?

The RGB value is 170, 131, 122: 170 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA837A?

The complementary color is #7AA1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA837A color

#AA837A rgb(170, 131, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA837A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (170, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#AA837A color codes

HEX	`#AA837A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 13.63, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 17.29, 37.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.207, 26.185, 21.977)`
Decimal	`11174778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA837A, 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 #AA837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #AA837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa837a; }
.text { color: #aa837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa837a, #aa9b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA837A?: #AA837A 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 #AA837A?: The RGB value is 170, 131, 122: 170 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA837A?: The complementary color is #7AA1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.