What color is #AA846B?

#AA846B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA846B?

The RGB value is 170, 132, 107: 170 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA846B?

The complementary color is #6B91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA846B?

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.

#AA846B color

#AA846B rgb(170, 132, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA846B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (170, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AA846B color codes

HEX	`#AA846B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, 11.05, 19.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 22.06, 59.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.483, 26.112, 17.499)`
Decimal	`11175019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA846B, 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 #AA846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA846B 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 #AA846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa846b; }
.text { color: #aa846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa846b, #aaa46b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA846B?: #AA846B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA846B?: The RGB value is 170, 132, 107: 170 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA846B?: The complementary color is #6B91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA846B?: 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.