What color is #AA8680?

#AA8680 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 #AA8680?

The RGB value is 170, 134, 128: 170 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8680?

The complementary color is #80A4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8680 color

#AA8680 rgb(170, 134, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (170, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#AA8680 color codes

HEX	`#AA8680`
RGB	`rgb(170, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, 12.82, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 15.37, 33.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.999, 27.156, 24.132)`
Decimal	`11175552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8680, 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 #AA8680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #AA8680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8680; }
.text { color: #aa8680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8680, #aa9b80); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #AA8680?: #AA8680 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 #AA8680?: The RGB value is 170, 134, 128: 170 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8680?: The complementary color is #80A4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.