What color is #AA8578?

#AA8578 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8578?

The RGB value is 170, 133, 120: 170 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8578?

The complementary color is #789DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8578 color

#AA8578 rgb(170, 133, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8578 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.2% green and 47.1% blue (170, 133, 120).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#AA8578 color codes

HEX	`#AA8578`
RGB	`rgb(170, 133, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, 12.22, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 17.43, 45.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.356, 26.679, 21.422)`
Decimal	`11175288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8578, 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 #AA8578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #AA8578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8578; }
.text { color: #aa8578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 133 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8578, #aa9e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA8578?: #AA8578 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8578?: The RGB value is 170, 133, 120: 170 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8578?: The complementary color is #789DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.