What color is #AA847A?

#AA847A 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 #AA847A?

The RGB value is 170, 132, 122: 170 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA847A?

The complementary color is #7AA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA847A color

#AA847A rgb(170, 132, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA847A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (170, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% 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 6.29:1).

#AA847A color codes

HEX	`#AA847A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, 13.07, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 17.07, 40.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.342, 26.455, 22.022)`
Decimal	`11175034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA847A, 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 #AA847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #AA847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa847a; }
.text { color: #aa847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa847a, #aa9c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA847A?: #AA847A 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 #AA847A?: The RGB value is 170, 132, 122: 170 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA847A?: The complementary color is #7AA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.